Georg Büchner Prize
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Edition 9 (1927) Winner
Kasimir Edschmid
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Kasimir Edschmid
Aliases:
Eduard Hermann Wilhelm Schmid
Pen Names:
Kasimir Edschmid（Used as a pen name. Birth name was Eduard Hermann Wilhelm Schmid.）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1890-10-05 （Darmstadt, Germany）
- Died
- 1966-08-31 （Vulpera (Scuol), Switzerland） age 75
- Nationality
- German
- Languages
- German
- Residence History
- Darmstadt (birthplace, childhood) → A remote Bavarian mountain village (inner emigration during WWII) → Vulpera/Scuol, Switzerland (later life)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Novelist, Travel writer, Essayist
- Active Years
- 1911-1966
- Affiliations
- Darmstädter Sezession (co-founder)
- Memberships
- Darmstädter Sezession
- Influenced By
- Expressionism, Early 20th-century German literature / Modernism
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Art competition (literature) entry, 1928 | — | Literature | Organizing Committee of the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympics / International Olympic Committee | Participated |
Art competition (literature) entry, 1928
1928
Category:
Literature
Organization:
Organizing Committee of the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympics / International Olympic Committee
Result:
Participated
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Die sechs Mündungen
1915 NovellasA 1915 collection of novellas showing his early Expressionist sensibilities.
ExpressionismInner conflict
Im Spiegel des Rheins; Westdeutsche Fahrten
1933 Travel writingTravel essays touring the Rhine and western Germany; some editions were listed among books burned during the Nazi period.
TravelTopographyRegional culture
Wenn es Rosen sind, werden sie blühen (Georg Büchner novel)
1950 Autobiographical novel / Biographical novelA novel about Georg Büchner with autobiographical elements; republished and adapted for film in 1981.
Historical figuresPassion and revolution
Adaptations
- [Film] Film adaptation (based on the novel) (1981)
Afrika: Nackt und angezogen
1929 Travel writingAn African travel account first published in 1929 and substantially reworked for a 1951 reissue.
ExoticismTravelCultural comparison
Bibliography
- Verse. Hymnen. Gesänge (1911)
- Bilder. Lyrische Projektionen (1913)
- Die sechs Mündungen (1915)
- Das rasende Leben (1915)
- Timur (1916)
- Im Spiegel des Rheins / Westdeutsche Fahrten (1933)
- Afrika: Nackt und angezogen (1929; reworked 1951)
- Wenn es Rosen sind, werden they bloom (1950)
- Frühe Manifeste. Epochen des Expressionismus (1957)
- Tagebuch 1958–1960 (1960)
Adaptations
- Film adaptation of Wenn es Rosen sind, werden sie blühen (1981)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Early Expressionist poetic and symbolic styleLater moved toward realism and, in later years, visionary lyrical travel writing
- Recurring Motifs
- Travel and landscapeAnimal sketchesMediterranean / Italian cultureHistorical figures and passion
Legacy
A prolific writer who began in Expressionism and produced travel writing, historical novels and criticism. Some of his works were among those burned during the Nazi period, but after the war he became an important figure in West German literary circles. His oeuvre is valued for travel literature and studies of Expressionism.
Academic Societies
- Scholarly and commemorative activities related to the Darmstädter Sezession
Archives
- Darmstadt City Archives (possible holdings)
In Popular Culture
- The 1950 novel was adapted for film in 1981.
Trivia
- His work was part of the literature event at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics art competitions.
- Some of his books were listed among works burned during the Nazi book burnings in 1933.
- During WWII he spent time in inner emigration in a remote Bavarian mountain village.