Mildred L. Batchelder Award
1 appearances
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Edition 24 (1991) Winner
Rafik Schami
ラフィク・シャーミ
Rafik Schami
Aliases:
Suheil Fadel
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1946-06-23 （Damascus, Syria）
- Nationality
- Syrian, German
- Languages
- Arabic, German
- Religion
- Aramean Christianity
- Residence History
- Damascus, Syria → Lebanon (monastery boarding school) → Damascus, Syria (university) → Lebanon → Kirchheimbolanden, Germany
Career
- Occupations
- author, storyteller, critic
- Active Years
- 1965-
- Affiliations
- Südwind literary group, PoLiKunst
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Damascus | — | Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics | — | 1960年代後半 | Syria |
| University in Germany | — | Chemistry | 博士号 | 1971-1979 | Germany |
University of Damascus
Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics
Period:
1960年代後半
Country:
Syria
Studied chemistry, mathematics, and physics
University in Germany
Chemistry
Degree:
博士号
Period:
1971-1979
Year of Graduation:
1979
Country:
Germany
Doctorate in chemistry
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Adelbert-von-Chamisso-Förderpreis | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Thaddäus-Troll-Preis | — | — | Förderkreis deutscher Schriftsteller in Baden-Württemberg | 受賞 |
| 1987 | ZDF-Leseratten-Preis | — | — | ZDF | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Mildred L. Batchelder Award | A Hand Full of Stars | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Hermann-Hesse-Literaturpreis | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Nelly Sachs Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Carl Zuckmayer Medal | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Adelbert-von-Chamisso-Förderpreis
1985
Result:
受賞
Thaddäus-Troll-Preis
1986
Organization:
Förderkreis deutscher Schriftsteller in Baden-Württemberg
Result:
受賞
ZDF-Leseratten-Preis
1987
Organization:
ZDF
Result:
受賞
Mildred L. Batchelder Award
1991
Work:
A Hand Full of Stars
Result:
受賞
Hermann-Hesse-Literaturpreis
1994
Result:
受賞
Nelly Sachs Prize
2006
Result:
受賞
Carl Zuckmayer Medal
2022
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Hermann Hesse Literature Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 12 (1994) Winner
Nelly Sachs Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 24 (2007) Winner
Carl Zuckmayer Medal
1 appearances
-
Edition 42 (2022) Winner
Works
Major Works
Eine Hand voller Sterne
1987 NovelDiary of a Damascene youth through school, work, family life, friendship, and first love amid social conflict.
cultural diversitypolitical oppressionfriendshipcultural understanding
Translations
- English translation: A Hand Full of Stars
Bibliography
- Andere Märchen
- Das Schaf im Wolfspelz: Märchen und Fabeln
- Eine Hand voller Sterne
- Erzähler der Nacht
Translations of Works
- Translated into 29 languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Integration of Arabic oral storytelling traditionFusion with German narrative traditionsFramework narrative with inserted stories
- Recurring Motifs
- cultural diversitytolerancedaily life in Damascuspolitical corruptioncensorship
Legacy
Leading figure in German migrant literature, portraying Arab world with sympathy and tolerance for cultural diversity.
Quotes
-
My name is Sadik, but not even that is certain.
Source: Der ehrliche Lügner (1992)
Trivia
- Real name Suheil Fadel
- Son of a Christian Aramean baker family
- Family from Maaloula, Syria
- Books translated into 29 languages
- Lives with Bavarian wife and son