Heinrich Mann Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 86 (2006) Winner
Peter von Matt
ペーター・フォン・マット
Pētā fon Matto
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1937-05-20 （Lucerne）
- Died
- 2025-04-21 （Zurich） age 87
- Nationality
- Swiss
- Languages
- German, English
- Residence History
- Stans (Canton of Nidwalden) → Dübendorf (near Zurich)
Career
- Occupations
- philologist, Germanist, author, Professor
- Active Years
- 1965-2025
- Affiliations
- University of Zurich, Stanford University (guest professor)
- Memberships
- Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Academia Europaea
- Influenced By
- Emil Staiger, Max Frisch
- Influenced
- Marcel Reich-Ranicki
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Zurich | Faculty of Arts | German Studies | PhD | 1950年代-1960年代 | Switzerland |
University of Zurich
Faculty of Arts
/ German Studies
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1950年代-1960年代
Year of Graduation:
1965
Country:
Switzerland
Doctorate with Emil Staiger on Franz Grillparzer
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Swiss Book Prize | Das Kalb vor der Gotthardpost | — | — | Winner |
| 2014 | Goethe Prize | — | — | — | Winner |
| 2006 | Heinrich Mann Prize | — | — | — | Winner |
Swiss Book Prize
2012
Work:
Das Kalb vor der Gotthardpost
Result:
Winner
Goethe Prize
2014
Result:
Winner
Heinrich Mann Prize
2006
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Swiss Book Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2012) Winner
Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt
1 appearances
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Edition 45 (2014) Winner
Works
Major Works
Das Kalb vor der Gotthardpost
2012 EssayAbout Swiss literature and politics
Swiss identityliterary criticism
Liebesverrat: die Treulosen in der Literatur
2004 Literary criticismEntertainingly guides through love dramas in world literature
betrayalloveliterature
Bibliography
- ...fertig ist das Angesicht: zur Literaturgeschichte des menschlichen Gesichts
- Liebesverrat: die Treulosen in der Literatur
- Das Schicksal der Phantasie: Studien zur deutschen Literatur
- Verkommene Söhne, missratene Töchter: Familiendesaster in der Literatur
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- witty criticismprofound insights
- Recurring Motifs
- family disastersimaginationSwiss soul
Legacy
Prominent Swiss Germanist and author, authority in literary education
In Popular Culture
- Appearance on Literarisches Quartett
Quotes
-
As soon as a Swiss person reads, it is immediately said that they have a tongue like a forest snail
Source: Ingeborg Bachmann Prize (1991)
Trivia
- Called 'the best writer of German-speaking Switzerland' by Marcel Reich-Ranicki