Merano Poetry Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (2002) Winner
Oswald Egger
オズワルド・エッガー
Oswald Egger
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1963-01-01 （Lana, South Tyrol, Italy）
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- German, Italian
- Residence History
- Lana, South Tyrol (birthplace) → Vienna, Austria (residence)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, writer, lyricist
- Active Years
- 1993-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Vienna | Faculty of Humanities | German Studies and Philosophy | Magister phil. (M.A.) | — | Austria |
University of Vienna
Faculty of Humanities
/ German Studies and Philosophy
Degree:
Magister phil. (M.A.)
Year of Graduation:
1992
Country:
Austria
Completed Magister phil. (M.A.) in German Studies and Philosophy
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Georg Büchner Prize | — | — | Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Georg Trakl Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Karl Sczuka Prize | — | — | SWR (Südwestrundfunk) | 受賞 |
| 2008 | H. C. Artmann Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Peter Huchel Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Georg Büchner Prize
2024
Organization:
Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung
Result:
受賞
Georg Trakl Prize
2020
Result:
受賞
Karl Sczuka Prize
2013
Organization:
SWR (Südwestrundfunk)
Result:
受賞
H. C. Artmann Prize
2008
Result:
受賞
Peter Huchel Prize
2007
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Georg Büchner Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 99 (2024) Winner
Works
Major Works
Die Erde der Rede
1993 poetryEarly collection of poems exploring language and the possibilities of speech.
languagespeechpoetic inquiry
Gleich und Gleich
1995 poetryMid-1990s collection addressing intersections of form and thought.
formself-referencecognition
Nichts, das ist
2001 poetryA collection questioning presence and absence in language; partially translated into English.
absencesignslanguage theory
Translations
- Room of Rumor: Tunings (from Nichts, das ist)
Diskrete Stetigkeit. Poesie und Mathematik
2008 essay/poeticsAn essay exploring relations between poetry and mathematics, probing intersections of poetic method and mathematical concepts.
poeticsmathematicsform
Val di Non
2017 poetry/proseWork reflecting on homeland landscapes and memory, questioning the relation of language and place.
homelandmemorylandscape
Bibliography
- Die Erde der Rede (1993)
- Gleich und Gleich (1995)
- Blaubarts Treue (1997)
- Juli, September, August (1997)
- Herde der Rede (1999)
- Nichts, das ist (2001)
- -broich (2003)
- Prosa, Proserpina, Prosa (2005)
- Tag und Nacht sind zwei Jahre (2006)
- nihilum album (2007)
- Lustrationen. Vom poetischen Tun (2008)
- Diskrete Stetigkeit. Poesie und Mathematik (2008)
- Alinea. Vom Zersingen der Lieder (2009)
- Die ganze Zeit (2010)
- Euer Lenz (2013)
- Gnomen und Amben (2015)
- Harlekinsmäntel und andere Bewandtnisse (2017)
- Val di Non (2017)
- Entweder ich habe die Fahrt am Mississippi nur geträumt, oder ich träume jetzt (2021)
- Welten von A–Z. Kleines Vademecum zum poetischen Tun (2021)
Translations of Works
- Room of Rumor: Tunings (English translation, selection)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimental, language-oriented poetryabstract and conceptual expression
- Recurring Motifs
- language and speechmemory and homelandtime and silenceform and mathematical thinking
Legacy
Oswald Egger is a South Tyrolean German-language poet and writer known for experimental work around language and form. He received the Georg Büchner Prize in 2024 and is regarded as an important contemporary poet in the German-speaking area.
Trivia
- Born in 1963 in Lana, South Tyrol, Italy.
- Lives in Vienna and writes in German.
- Completed Magister phil. (German Studies and Philosophy) at the University of Vienna in 1992.
- Received the Georg Büchner Prize in 2024.