Merano Poetry Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2000) Winner
Lutz Seiler
ルッツ・ザイラー
Rutsu Zairā
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1963-06-08 （Gera, Thuringia）
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
- Residence History
- Gera, Thuringia → Wilhelmshorst → Stockholm
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Novelist, Literary director
- Active Years
- 1995-
- Affiliations
- Peter Huchel Museum
- Memberships
- PEN Centre Germany, Academy of Arts and Sciences, Mainz, Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, Academy of Arts, Berlin, German Academy for Language and Poetry
- Influenced By
- Peter Huchel
- Nominations
- Leipzig Book Fair Prize nomination (for Die Zeitwaage)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg | — | German Studies | — | ～1990 | Germany |
Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
German Studies
Period:
～1990
Year of Graduation:
1990
Country:
Germany
Studied German Studies
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Georg Büchner Prize | — | — | Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung | 受賞 |
| 2014 | German Book Prize | Kruso | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Ingeborg Bachmann Prize | Turksib | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Uwe Johnson Prize | Kruso | — | — | 受賞 |
Georg Büchner Prize
2023
Organization:
Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung
Result:
受賞
German Book Prize
2014
Work:
Kruso
Result:
受賞
Ingeborg Bachmann Prize
2007
Work:
Turksib
Result:
受賞
Uwe Johnson Prize
2014
Work:
Kruso
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Ingeborg Bachmann Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (2007) Winner
Fontane Prize of the City of Neuruppin
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2010) Winner
German Book Prize (Deutscher Buchpreis)
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2014) Winner
Leipzig Book Fair Prize (Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse)
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2020) Winner
Georg Büchner Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 98 (2023) Winner
Bertolt Brecht Literature Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (2023) Winner
Works
Major Works
Kruso
2014 NovelSet on the island of Hiddensee in the last months of East Germany, following Edgar who flees personal tragedy.
East GermanyFreedomEscapeUtopia
Adaptations
- [Film] Kruso / Nico Hofmann (2018)
- [Stage] Kruso / Cornelia Crombholz (2015)
Translations
- English: Tess Lewis, Scribe Publications, 2017
Bibliography
- Berührt – geführt. Gedichte (1995)
- Pech & Blende. Gedichte (2000)
- Vierzig Kilometer Nacht. Gedichte (2003)
- Turksib. Zwei Erzählungen (2008)
- Die Zeitwaage. Erzählungen (2009)
- im felderlatein. Gedichte (2010)
- Kruso (2014)
- Star 111 (2020)
Translations of Works
- Poems (Andrew Duncan, 2005)
- in field latin (Alexander Booth, 2016)
- Kruso (Tess Lewis, 2017)
- Pitch & Glint (Stefan Tobler, 2023)
- Star 111 (Tess Lewis, 2023)
- In Case of Loss (Martyn Crucefix, 2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Poetic proseSymbolism of East GermanyRadioactivity symbolism
- Recurring Motifs
- East German everyday lifeEscape and freedomInner liberation
Legacy
One of the most important living German poets, awarded the Georg Büchner Prize in 2023.
Trivia
- Former carpenter and mason, discovered literature during national service.