Heinrich Heine Prize
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Edition 0 (1987) Winner
Marion Hedda Ilse Gräfin von Dönhoff
マリオン・ヘッダ・イルゼ・グレイフィン・フォン・デーンホフ
Marion Hedda Ilse Gurāfin fon Dēnhofu
Aliases:
Marion Dönhoff / Marion Gräfin Dönhoff
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1909-12-02 （Friedrichstein Palace, East Prussia）
- Died
- 2002-03-11 （Castle Crottorf） age 92
- Nationality
- German
- Languages
- German, English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- East Prussia (Friedrichstein Palace) → Frankfurt → Basel, Switzerland → Hamburg
Career
- Occupations
- Journalist, Publisher, Resistance fighter, Editor-in-chief
- Active Years
- 1946-2002
- Affiliations
- Die Zeit
- Memberships
- Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Influenced By
- Helmuth James Graf von Moltke, Peter Yorck von Wartenburg, Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goethe University Frankfurt | — | Economics | — | — | Germany |
| University of Basel | — | Economics | 博士号 | — | Switzerland |
Goethe University Frankfurt
Economics
Country:
Germany
University of Basel
Economics
Degree:
博士号
Country:
Switzerland
Earned doctorate
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels | — | — | German Publishers and Booksellers Association | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Reinhold Maier Medal | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1966 | Theodor Heuss Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Bruno-Kreisky Award for a political book | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Brückepreis | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1964 | Joseph E. Drexel award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels
1971
Organization:
German Publishers and Booksellers Association
Result:
受賞
Reinhold Maier Medal
1996
Result:
受賞
Theodor Heuss Award
1966
Result:
受賞
Bruno-Kreisky Award for a political book
1999
Result:
受賞
Brückepreis
Result:
受賞
Joseph E. Drexel award
1964
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Kindheit in Ostpreußen
1988 MemoirMemories of her youth in Old Prussia.
East PrussiaAristocratic lifePre-war
Translations
- Before the Storm: Memories of My Youth in Old Prussia
Bibliography
- Names No One Mentions Anymore (1962)
- Amerikanische Wechselbäder: Beobachtungen und Kommentare aus vier Jahrzehnten (1983)
- Weit ist der Weg nach Osten: Berichte und Betrachtungen aus fünf Jahrzehnten
- Before the Storm: Memories of My Youth in Old Prussia (1990)
- Prussia: Measure and Excess (1990)
- The Bee (1993)
- Meyers Kleine Kinderbibliothek: Groß und Klein (1993)
- 'Um der Ehre willen', Erinnerungen an die Freunde vom 20 Juli (1994)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- MemoiristicPolitical analysisJournalistic
- Recurring Motifs
- East PrussiaNazi resistanceGerman reunification
Legacy
A resistance fighter against Nazism, she became one of Germany's leading journalists and intellectuals, serving at Die Zeit for over 55 years, advocating reconciliation with Eastern Europe.