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Margret Steckel

まるぐれーと・しゅてっける

Marugureto Shutekkeru

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1934-04-26 (Ehmkendorf, near Mecklenburg, Germany)
Nationality
Luxembourgish
Languages
German, Luxembourgish
Residence History
Nazi Germany → East Germany → West Berlin → Ireland → England → Luxembourg (1983- )

Career

Occupations
writer, dramaturg, interpreter, translator
Active Years
1983-2024
Affiliations
Centre National de Littérature

Education

University in West Berlin
Translation and Interpretation
Period: 1955年頃
Year of Graduation: 1955
Country: Germany
Studied translation and interpretation

Awards

Servais Prize
1997
Work: Der Letzte vom Bayrischen Platz
Category: 短編小説
Organization: Servais Prize Committee
Result: 受賞(初の女性受賞者)
Batty Weber Prize
2023
Organization: Batty Weber Prize Committee
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Der Letzte vom Bayrischen Platz

1997 short story

Story revolves around a young man in Berlin in the 1930s and 1940s

autobiographicalNazi era

Servais. Roman einer Familie

2010 historical saga

Historical saga of a family that took thirteen years to write

family historyhistory

Daisy Fiedler

novel

Style & Themes

Literary Style
strongly autobiographical

Legacy

Luxembourgish writer of German birth, first woman to win Servais Prize, awarded Batty Weber Prize in 2023 for body of work.

Trivia

  • First woman to win the Servais Prize
  • Married in 1964
  • Began writing after moving to Luxembourg