Servais Prize for Literature
1 appearances
Pol Sax
ポル・サックス
Poru Sakkusu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1960-01-29 （Schifflange）
- Nationality
- Luxembourgish
- Languages
- German
- Residence History
- Schifflange, Luxembourg → Mondercange, Luxembourg → Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg → Luxembourg City → Heidelberg, Germany → Brussels, Belgium → Berlin, Germany
Career
- Occupations
- writer, bartender, pasta factory operator, restaurant employee
- Active Years
- 2001-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary school in Mondercange | — | — | — | — | Luxembourg |
| École professionelle in Esch-sur-Alzette | — | — | — | — | Luxembourg |
| Ecole des arts et métiers in Luxembourg City | — | — | — | — | Luxembourg |
| Lycée des garçons in Esch-sur-Alzette | — | — | — | — | Luxembourg |
| University of Heidelberg | — | German and philosophy | — | — | Germany |
| Université libre de Bruxelles | — | German and philosophy | — | — | Belgium |
Primary school in Mondercange
Country:
Luxembourg
École professionelle in Esch-sur-Alzette
Country:
Luxembourg
Ecole des arts et métiers in Luxembourg City
Country:
Luxembourg
Lycée des garçons in Esch-sur-Alzette
Country:
Luxembourg
University of Heidelberg
German and philosophy
Country:
Germany
Université libre de Bruxelles
German and philosophy
Country:
Belgium
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Servais Prize | U5 | — | Centre national de littérature | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Literary scholarship | — | — | Förderkreises Deutscher Schriftsteller in Baden-Württemberg | 受賞 |
Servais Prize
2009
Work:
U5
Organization:
Centre national de littérature
Result:
受賞
Literary scholarship
2002
Organization:
Förderkreises Deutscher Schriftsteller in Baden-Württemberg
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
U5
2008 novelNovel named after the U-Bahn in Berlin, which serves as the backdrop for a story of complex relationships between three marginalized figures. Artistic creation, living on the fringes of middle-class society, and emotions such as love, loneliness, and human relationships are central features, also dealing with death and guilt.
artistic creationfringes of middle-class societylovelonelinesshuman relationshipsdeathguilt
Legacy
Luxembourgish writer known for winning the Servais Prize for Luxembourg literature in 2009 with his novel U5.