Hans Fallada Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2010) Winner
Lukas Bärfuss
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Lukas Bärfuss
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1971-12-30 （Thun, Switzerland）
- Nationality
- Swiss
- Languages
- German
Career
- Occupations
- playwright, novelist
- Active Years
- 1998-
- Affiliations
- Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung
- Memberships
- Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Mülheimer Dramatikerpreis | Der Bus (Das Zeug einer Heiligen) | — | Mülheimer Dramatikerpreis committee | winner |
| 2008 | Anna Seghers-Preis | — | — | Anna Seghers Foundation | winner |
| 2010 | Hans Fallada Prize | — | — | Hans Fallada Prize committee | winner |
| 2014 | Solothurner Literaturpreis | — | — | Solothurn literature prize committee | winner |
| 2014 | Swiss Book Prize | Koala | — | Swiss Book Prize committee | winner |
| 2015 | Nicolas Born Prize | — | — | Nicolas Born Prize committee | winner |
| 2016 | Johann-Peter-Hebel-Preis | — | — | Johann-Peter-Hebel-Preis committee | winner |
| 2019 | Georg Büchner Prize | For his dramas, novels and essays | — | Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung | winner |
Mülheimer Dramatikerpreis
2005
Work:
Der Bus (Das Zeug einer Heiligen)
Organization:
Mülheimer Dramatikerpreis committee
Result:
winner
Anna Seghers-Preis
2008
Organization:
Anna Seghers Foundation
Result:
winner
Hans Fallada Prize
2010
Organization:
Hans Fallada Prize committee
Result:
winner
Solothurner Literaturpreis
2014
Organization:
Solothurn literature prize committee
Result:
winner
Swiss Book Prize
2014
Work:
Koala
Organization:
Swiss Book Prize committee
Result:
winner
Nicolas Born Prize
2015
Organization:
Nicolas Born Prize committee
Result:
winner
Johann-Peter-Hebel-Preis
2016
Organization:
Johann-Peter-Hebel-Preis committee
Result:
winner
Georg Büchner Prize
2019
Work:
For his dramas, novels and essays
Organization:
Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Solothurner Literaturpreis
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (2014) Winner
Swiss Book Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2014) Winner
Georg Büchner Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 94 (2019) Winner
Works
Major Works
Die toten Männer
2002 novelAn early novel addressing characters and issues of violence and responsibility.
violenceresponsibilityidentity
Hundert Tage
2008 novel (historical/political)A novel treating the Rwandan genocide, questioning memory and responsibility.
memoryviolenceresponsibility
Koala
2014 novelA story about family and self-awareness. Winner of the 2014 Swiss Book Prize.
familyidentitymorality
Hagard
2017 novelA work depicting personal collapse and ethical dilemmas.
ethicspersonal crisis
Malinois
2019 novelOne of his significant recent works exploring violence and society.
violencesocial critique
Bibliography
- Die toten Männer (2002)
- Hundert Tage (2008)
- Koala (2014)
- Stil und Moral (2015)
- Hagard (2017)
- Krieg und Liebe (2018)
- Malinois (2019)
- Die Krone der Schöpfung. Essays (2020)
- Vaters Kiste. Eine Geschichte über das Erben (2022)
- Die Krume Brot (2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise and sharp proseformal variety and structural richnessinsight into social and political issues
- Recurring Motifs
- violence and responsibilitymemoryquestions of identity
Legacy
Lukas Bärfuss is one of the prominent contemporary German-language writers; his plays, novels and essays have earned international recognition. Receiving the Georg Büchner Prize in 2019 is emblematic of this acclaim.
Academic Societies
- Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung
Quotes
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A body of work permeated by a high degree of stylistic certainty and a rich variety of forms that explores fundamental existential situations of modern life anew and differently.
Source: Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung (Georg Büchner Prize citation) (2019)
Trivia
- Co-founded the independent theatre collective 400asa in 1998.
- Won the Swiss Book Prize in 2014 for the novel 'Koala'.
- Awarded the Georg Büchner Prize in 2019 (one of the most prestigious prizes in German literature).