Hermann Kesten Prize (formerly Hermann Kesten Medal)
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Edition 18 (2006) Winner
Leonie Ossowski
レオニー・オッソフスキー
Reonī Ossofusukī
Aliases:
Jolanthe von Brandenstein
Pen Names:
Jo Tiedemann（Used as a pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1925-08-15 （Röhrsdorf (now Osowa Sień)）
- Died
- 2019-02-04 （Berlin） age 93
- Nationality
- German
- Languages
- German
- Residence History
- Röhrsdorf (now Osowa Sień) → Bad Salzungen (Thuringia) → Hesse → Upper Swabia → Mannheim → Berlin
Career
- Occupations
- writer, screenwriter, children's literature author, social worker
- Active Years
- 1950-2019
- Affiliations
- PEN Centre Germany
- Memberships
- PEN Centre Germany
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Hermann Kesten Medal | — | — | PEN Centre | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Andreas Gryphius Prize | — | — | Die Künstlergilde | 受賞 |
| — | Adolf-Grimme-Preis | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Schiller Prize of the City of Mannheim | — | — | City of Mannheim | 受賞 |
Hermann Kesten Medal
2006
Organization:
PEN Centre
Result:
受賞
Andreas Gryphius Prize
2014
Organization:
Die Künstlergilde
Result:
受賞
Adolf-Grimme-Preis
Result:
受賞
Schiller Prize of the City of Mannheim
Organization:
City of Mannheim
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Stern ohne Himmel
1958 novelA novel set in post-war Germany, part of the school canon.
warpoverty
Adaptations
- [film] Stern ohne Himmel (1980)
Die große Flatter
1977 young adult novelStory of two young homeless people in Mannheim.
homelessnessyouth
Adaptations
- [TV miniseries] Die große Flatter (1979)
Weichselkirschen
1976 novelPart 1 of the Silesia trilogy.
warhomelandPoland
Adaptations
- [TV film] Weichselkirschen (1979)
Bibliography
- Stern ohne Himmel
- Wer fürchtet sich vorm schwarzen Mann?
- Mannheimer Erzählungen
- Weichselkirschen
- Die große Flatter
- Blumen für Magritte
- Liebe ist kein Argument
- Wilhelm Meisters Abschied
- Littel fasst einen Entschluss und andere Erzählungen
- Neben der Zärtlichkeit
- Wolfsbeeren
- Das Zinnparadies
- Weckels Angst
- Holunderzeit
- Von Gewalt keine Rede
- Die Maklerin
- Herrn Rudolfs Vermächtnis
- Das Dienerzimmer
- Die schöne Gegenwart
- Espenlaub
- Der einarmige Engel
Adaptations
- Zwei Mütter (1957, DEFA)
- Die große Flatter (1979, TV)
- Stern ohne Himmel (1980, film)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Deals with people on the edge of societyEntertaining yet educational
- Recurring Motifs
- war and post-warhomelessnessSilesiapoverty
Legacy
Known for portraying people on the margins of society in entertaining yet educational works. Works held by German National Library.
Archives
- German National Library
Trivia
- Had seven children, including theologian Louis-Ferdinand von Zobeltitz.
- Visited her birthplace in 1974 and wrote the Silesia trilogy showing empathy for the Polish perspective.