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Martin Walser

マルティン・ヴァルザー

Marutin Varuzā

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1927-03-24 （Wasserburg am Bodensee）
Died
2023-07-26 （Nussdorf） age 96
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German
Residence History
Wasserburg am Bodensee → Friedrichshafen → Nussdorf

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Playwright, Journalist, Radio Playwright
Active Years
1955-2023
Affiliations
Group 47
Memberships
Akademie der Künste Berlin, Sächsische Akademie der Künste, Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung, P.E.N.
Influenced By
Franz Kafka
Influenced
Heinrich Böll, Günter Grass, Siegfried Lenz

Education

University of Regensburg
Literature, History, Philosophy
Degree: 博士号
Period: 1946-1951
Year of Graduation: 1951
Country: Germany
Thesis on Franz Kafka

Awards

Georg Büchner Prize
1981
Organization: Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung
Result: 受賞
Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
1998
Organization: German Publishers' Association
Result: 受賞
Hermann Hesse Prize
1957
Work: Marriage in Philippsburg
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Runaway Horse

1978 Novella

Story of two former school friends facing mid-life crises.

Mid-life crisisSocial critique
Adaptations
  • [Film] Runaway Horse / Peter Beauvais (1986)
  • [Film] Runaway Horse / Rainer Kaufmann (2007)
Translations
  • English translation available

Bibliography

  • Marriage in Philippsburg
  • Halbzeit
  • The Unicorn
  • The Fall
  • Runaway Horse

Adaptations

  • Runaway Horse (1986, 2007)

Translations of Works

  • Many works translated into English, French, etc.

Style & Themes

Literary Style
SatiricalRealisticSocially critical
Recurring Motifs
LosersPostwar societyHolocaust memory

Legacy

One of Germany's most influential postwar authors.

Archives

  • Deutsches Literaturarchiv Marbach

Quotes

  • World literature is about losers.
    Source: Interview

Trivia

  • Joined Nazi Party at 17, but claimed unaware.
  • Father of four daughters.
  • Member of Group 47.