Heinrich Mann Prize
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Paul Gratzik
パウル・グラツィク
Paueru Guratsiku
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1935-11-30 （Lindenhof, East Prussia (present-day Lipowy Dwór, Poland)）
- Died
- 2018-06-18 （Germany） age 82
- Nationality
- German
- Languages
- German
- Religion
- Unknown （Baptismal Name: Unknown）
- Residence History
- Lindenhof, East Prussia → Schönberg, Mecklenburg → Weimar → Berlin → Uckermark
Career
- Occupations
- Dramatist, Novelist, Carpenter apprentice, Teacher, Factory worker, Open-cast mine worker
- Active Years
- 1965-2010
- Affiliations
- Berliner Ensemble, Deutscher Schriftstellerverband
- Memberships
- Deutscher Schriftstellerverband
- Influenced By
- Maxim Gorki, Johann Jakob Grimmelshausen, Bobrowski
- Influenced
- Heiner Müller
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weimar teacher training institute | — | Teacher training | — | 1963-1968 | Germany |
| Johannes R. Becher Institute for Literature, Leipzig University | — | Creative writing | — | 1968 (短期間) | Germany |
Weimar teacher training institute
Teacher training
Period:
1963-1968
Year of Graduation:
1968
Country:
Germany
GDR era
Johannes R. Becher Institute for Literature, Leipzig University
Creative writing
Period:
1968 (短期間)
Country:
Germany
Expelled
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Heinrich Mann Prize | — | — | Akademie der Künste | 受賞 |
Heinrich Mann Prize
1980
Organization:
Akademie der Künste
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Transportpaule
1977 NovelMonologue novel.
Worker lifeSocialism
Kohlenkutte
1982 NovelLife of coal miners.
LaborSocialism
Malwa
1968 PlayPlay after Maxim Gorki.
Bibliography
- Unruhige Tage (1965)
- Malwa (1968)
- Warten auf Maria (1969)
- Umwege (1970)
- Der Kniebist (1971)
- Märchen von einem, der auszog das Fürchten zu lernen (1975)
- Lisa. Zwei Szenen (1976)
- Handbetrieb (1976)
- Paul Gratzik - Stücke (1977)
- Transportpaule (1977)
- Tschekisten (1980)
- Kohlenkutte (1982)
- Die Axt im Haus (1984)
- Gabis Ort (1988)
- Hans Wurst in Mogadischu (1994)
- Tripolis (1996)
- Litauische Claviere (1997)
- Simplizissimus (1999)
- Der Führergeburtstag (2010)
Adaptations
- Landleben (filmed from Tripolis)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Unadorned realismWorker perspectiveTaboo themes
- Recurring Motifs
- Life of manual workers under East German socialismConflict with censors
Legacy
Gained attention for his past as a Stasi informer in the documentary Vaterlandsverräter. Known as a worker-writer in GDR literary circles.
In Popular Culture
- Featured in documentary film Vaterlandsverräter
Trivia
- Stasi informer (IM Erich)
- Refused cooperation in 1981 and confessed
- Confessed to friends like Heiner Müller