Georg Büchner Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (1955) Winner
Marie Luise Kaschnitz
マリー・ルイーゼ・カシュニッツ
Marī Ruīze Kasunittsu
Aliases:
Marie-Luise Kaschnitz / Marie Luise von Holzing-Berslett
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1901-01-31 （Karlsruhe）
- Died
- 1974-10-10 （Rome） age 73
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
- Residence History
- Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg → Rome, Italy
Career
- Occupations
- short story writer, novelist, essayist, poet
- Active Years
- 1947-1974
- Affiliations
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt, International PEN
- Memberships
- PEN
- Influenced By
- Pablo Neruda
- Nominations
- Nobel Prize in Literature (1965, 1967)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Georg Büchner Prize | — | — | Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung | winner |
| 1973 | Roswitha Prize | — | — | City of Bad Homburg | winner |
Georg Büchner Prize
1955
Organization:
Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung
Result:
winner
Roswitha Prize
1973
Organization:
City of Bad Homburg
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Roswitha Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1973) Winner
Works
Major Works
Lange Schatten
1960 short storiesHer main collection of short stories, thoughtful rather than eventful, dealing with stages in a woman's life or a relationship.
women's life stagesrelationshipslong shadows
Das Haus der Kindheit
1956 novelNovel about the house of childhood.
childhoodmemory
Dein Schweigen – meine Stimme
1962 poetryPoetry dealing with the death of her husband.
losssilencevoice
Gedichte
1947 poetryPost-war poetry.
waryearning for peaceful past
Bibliography
- Liebe beginnt (1988), Elissa (1988), Griechische Mythen (1988), Menschen und Dinge 1988 (1988), Gedichte (1947), ...
Translations of Works
- The House of Childhood (Das Haus der Kindheit), Long Shadows (Lange Schatten)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- thoughtfulbased on personal reminiscencesusing diverse settings
- Recurring Motifs
- particular stages in a woman's lifea relationshipyearning for peaceful pasthope for the future
Legacy
Considered one of the leading post-war German poets. Won many prizes including Georg Büchner Prize. The Marie Luise Kaschnitz Prize is named in her honor.
In Popular Culture
- Marie Luise Kaschnitz Prize named in her honor
Trivia
- Married archaeologist Guido Kaschnitz von Weinberg and traveled on expeditions with him
- Influenced by Pablo Neruda after 1960