Heinrich Mann Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 77 (1997) Winner
Michael Rutschky
ミヒャエル・ルツキ
Michael Rutschky
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1943-05-25 （Berlin）
- Died
- 2018-03-18 （Berlin） age 74
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
- Residence History
- Spangenberg, Hesse (childhood) → Frankfurt am Main → Göttingen → Berlin (Freie Universität) → Munich (1979-1984) → Berlin (from 1985)
Career
- Occupations
- author, social researcher, editor
- Active Years
- 1963-2018
- Affiliations
- Editor of Merkur, Contributing editor of Der Alltag
- Memberships
- German PEN center
- Influenced By
- Theodor W. Adorno, Jürgen Habermas
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main | — | Sociology, Literature, Philosophy | — | 1963- | Germany |
| Georg-August-Universität Göttingen | — | Sociology, Literature, Philosophy | — | 1963-1971 | Germany |
| Freie Universität Berlin | — | Sociology | 博士号 | 1969-1978 | Germany |
Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
Sociology, Literature, Philosophy
Period:
1963-
Country:
Germany
Under Theodor W. Adorno, Jürgen Habermas et al.
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Sociology, Literature, Philosophy
Period:
1963-1971
Country:
Germany
Freie Universität Berlin
Sociology
Degree:
博士号
Period:
1969-1978
Country:
Germany
Doctorate earned
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Heinrich Mann Prize | Die Meinungsfreude | — | Akademie der Künste | 受賞 |
Heinrich Mann Prize
1997
Work:
Die Meinungsfreude
Organization:
Akademie der Künste
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Erfahrungshunger
1980 EssayEssays on hunger for experience
sociological interpretation of everydaycomical effect
Die Meinungsfreude
1997 EssayWork on the joy of opinion, Heinrich Mann Prize winner
narrative and sociology blend
Bibliography
- Schüler im Literaturunterricht (1975)
- Studien zur psychoanalytischen Interpretation von Literatur (1978)
- Erfahrungshunger (1980)
- Lektüre der Seele (1981)
- Wartezeit (1983)
- Zur Ethnographie des Inlands (1984)
- Auf Reisen (1986)
- Was man zum Leben wissen muss (1987)
- Thomas – mach ein Bild von uns! (1988)
- Reise durch das Ungeschick und andere Meisterstücke (1990)
- Mit Dr. Siebert in Amerika (1991)
- Traumnachrichten (1991)
- Unterwegs im Beitrittsgebiet (1994)
- Die Meinungsfreude (1997)
- Der verborgene Brecht (1997)
- Lebensromane (1998)
- Berlin (2001)
- Wie wir Amerikaner wurden (2004)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- original mixture of narrative passages and sociological interpretationcomical effect on everyday
- Recurring Motifs
- everyday lifehunger for experience
Legacy
German author known for essays blending narrative and sociological interpretation of the everyday, often comically. Recipient of Heinrich Mann Prize.
Trivia
- Married to educationalist and publisher Katharina Rutschky until her death in 2010.
- Mentioned as photographer in references.