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Edition 16 (1971) Winner
Reiner Kunze
ライナー・クンツェ
Reiner Kunze
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1933-08-16 （Oelsnitz, Erzgebirge, Saxony）
- Nationality
- German
- Languages
- German, Czech
- Residence History
- Oelsnitz, Saxony → GDR → West Germany (near Passau, Bavaria)
Career
- Occupations
- writer, poet, translator, dissident
- Active Years
- 1955-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Leipzig | — | media and journalism | — | — | Germany |
University of Leipzig
media and journalism
Country:
Germany
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Thüringer Literaturpreis | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1971 | Deutscher Jugendbuchpreis | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1973 | Großer Literaturpreis der Bayerischen Akademie der Schönen Künste | — | — | Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste | 受賞 |
| 1977 | Georg Trakl Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1977 | Andreas-Gryphius-Preis | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1977 | Georg Büchner Prize | — | — | Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung | 受賞 |
| 1979 | Bavarian Film Awards, Best Screenplay | Pierrot | 最優秀脚本賞 | — | 受賞 |
| 1981 | Geschwister Scholl-Preis | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Eichendorff-Literaturpreis | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Bavarian Order of Merit | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Friedrich-Hölderlin-Preis | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Thüringer Literaturpreis
2009
Result:
受賞
Deutscher Jugendbuchpreis
1971
Result:
受賞
Großer Literaturpreis der Bayerischen Akademie der Schönen Künste
1973
Organization:
Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste
Result:
受賞
Georg Trakl Prize
1977
Result:
受賞
Andreas-Gryphius-Preis
1977
Result:
受賞
Georg Büchner Prize
1977
Organization:
Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung
Result:
受賞
Bavarian Film Awards, Best Screenplay
1979
Work:
Pierrot
Category:
最優秀脚本賞
Result:
受賞
Geschwister Scholl-Preis
1981
Result:
受賞
Eichendorff-Literaturpreis
1984
Result:
受賞
Bavarian Order of Merit
1988
Result:
受賞
Friedrich-Hölderlin-Preis
1999
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Georg Büchner Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 52 (1977) Winner
America Award in Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (2013) Winner
Works
Major Works
Die wunderbaren Jahre / The Lovely Years
1976 poetryCritical insights into life and policies behind the Iron Curtain.
GDR oppressionfreedomresistance
Translations
- English edition: The Lovely Years
Bibliography
- Die Zukunft sitzt am Tische (1955)
- Vögel über dem Tau (1959)
- Die wunderbaren Jahre (1976)
- Die Stunde mit dir selbst (2018)
Translations by Author
- Translator of Czech poetry and prose
Translations of Works
- English editions: The Lovely Years, etc.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- mostly poetryprose including essays
- Recurring Motifs
- resistance to oppressionbeauty of everyday lifeexile
Health
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Stasi Zersetzung (psychological warfare)GDR時代Forced to publish under pseudonyms and eventual expatriation
Legacy
Known as a GDR dissident writer, recipient of numerous literary awards for works on freedom and humanity.
Trivia
- Expatriated from GDR in 1977.
- Victim of Stasi's Zersetzung program.