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Peter Hacks

ペーター・ハックス

Pētā Hakkusu

Pen Names: Saul O’HaraPseudonym used with his wife for boulevard comedies

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1928-03-21 (Breslau (Wrocław))
Died
2003-08-28 (Groß Machnow) age 75
Nationality
German
Languages
German
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Munich (from 1947) → East Berlin (from 1955) → Groß Machnow

Career

Occupations
playwright, author, essayist
Active Years
1947-2003
Affiliations
Deutsches Theater (Berlin)
Influenced By
Bertolt Brecht, Thomas Mann

Education

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Country: Germany
Alumnus

Awards

Alex Wedding Prize
1992
Organization: Akademie der Künste
Result: 受賞
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
1998
Result: 受賞
Heinrich Mann Prize
Result: 受賞
National Prize of East Germany
Organization: East German Government
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Die Sorgen und die Macht

1962 Play

Play that sparked criticism from East German officials

PoliticsPower

Charlotte

Play

Successful play on world stage

LiteratureGoethe

Der Schuhu und die fliegende Prinzessin

Fairy tale

Fairy tale basis for opera by Udo Zimmermann

Fantasy
Adaptations
  • [Opera] / Udo Zimmermann

Bibliography

  • Am Ende verstehen sie es: Politische Schriften 1988–2003

Legacy

Prominent East German playwright, communist supporter, worked as dramaturge at Deutsches Theater in Berlin.

Trivia

  • Communist who supported the East German government's expatriation of Wolf Biermann.
  • Used pseudonym Saul O’Hara with his wife for boulevard comedies.