Erich Fried Prize
1回登壇
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第14回（2003年） Winner
Robert Menasse
ロベルト・メナッセ
Roberuto Menasse
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1954-06-21 （Vienna）
- 国籍
- Austria
- 言語
- German
- 居住地歴
- Vienna → Berlin → Amsterdam → Brussels → Waldviertel, Lower Austria
経歴
- 職業
- Writer, Essayist, Translator, Columnist
- 活動期間
- 1973年〜2025年
- 影響を受けた人物
- Hegel, Marx, Georg Lukács, Ernst Bloch, Frankfurt School
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Vienna | — | German studies, Philosophy, Political science | PhD | 1970年代 - 1980 | Austria |
University of Vienna
German studies, Philosophy, Political science
学位:
PhD
期間:
1970年代 - 1980
卒業年:
1980
国:
Austria
PhD thesis: "Der Typus des Außenseiters im Literaturbetrieb" (1980)
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Grimmelshausen Prize | Schubumkehr | — | Grimmelshausen Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Joseph Breitbach Prize | — | — | Joseph Breitbach Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Friedrich Hölderlin Prize | — | — | Friedrich Hölderlin Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Austrian Art Prize for Literature | — | — | Austrian government | 受賞 |
| 2017 | German Book Prize | The Capital (Die Hauptstadt) | — | German Book Prize jury | 受賞 |
| 2015 | European Book Prize | The European Messenger (Der europäische Landbote) | — | European Book Prize committee | 受賞 |
Grimmelshausen Prize
1999
対象作品:
Schubumkehr
主催:
Grimmelshausen Prize committee
結果:
受賞
Joseph Breitbach Prize
2002
主催:
Joseph Breitbach Foundation
結果:
受賞
Friedrich Hölderlin Prize
2002
主催:
Friedrich Hölderlin Prize committee
結果:
受賞
Austrian Art Prize for Literature
2012
主催:
Austrian government
結果:
受賞
German Book Prize
2017
対象作品:
The Capital (Die Hauptstadt)
主催:
German Book Prize jury
結果:
受賞
European Book Prize
2015
対象作品:
The European Messenger (Der europäische Landbote)
主催:
European Book Prize committee
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
Heinrich Mann Prize
1回登壇
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第93回（2013年） Winner
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第5回（2014年） Winner
European Book Prize
2回登壇
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第16回（2015年 第2回開催） Winner
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第30回（2023年） Winner
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第13回（2017年） Winner
Carl Zuckmayer Medal
1回登壇
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第39回（2019年） Winner
作品
代表作
The Capital (Die Hauptstadt)
2017年 Novel (political satire / social novel)An analytical novel set in Brussels, exploring European integration, memory and identity through the lives of European Commission staff and their personal histories.
European integrationmemory and historybureaucracyidentity
映像化・舞台化
- [Theatre] The Capital (stage adaptation) / Tom Kühnel (2018)
翻訳
- English: The Capital, trans. Jamie Bulloch (MacLehose Press, 2019)
Schubumkehr
1995年 NovelA novel set in a small Austrian village against the backdrop of 1989 and the fall of the Iron Curtain; deals with regressive developments in consciousness and social order.
historical changealienationpersonal crisis
Expulsion from Hell (Die Vertreibung aus der Hölle)
2001年 NovelQuestions the objectivity of history while weaving in personal history and Jewish roots; related research touches on Menasseh Ben Israel.
objectivity of historyJewish heritagememory
翻訳
- French translation: Chassés de l’enfer
The European Messenger (Der europäische Landbote)
2012年 Essay / Political writingA collection of essays on Europe's future, criticism of renationalization tendencies and democratic deficits, and arguments for European solutions.
European integrationdemocratic deficitscritique of nationalism
翻訳
- English translation: Enraged Citizens, European Peace and Democratic Deficits (Seagull Books, 2016)
Don Juan de la Mancha
2007年 NovelThrough the love life of a newspaper editor, Nathan, the novel explores desire and generational attitudes; notable for playful language and depictions of sexuality.
desiregenerationlove
翻訳
- English translation: Don Juan de la Mancha or an Education in Pleasure (Alma Books/Calder Publications, 2009)
全著作
- Sinnliche Gewißheit (1988)
- Selige Zeiten, brüchige Welt (1991)
- Schubumkehr (1995)
- Die Vertreibung aus der Hölle (2001)
- Der europäische Landbote (2012)
- Die Hauptstadt (2017)
- Die Erweiterung (2023)
- Die Welt von morgen (2024)
翻案
- Stage adaptation of Die Hauptstadt (Theater am Neumarkt, 2018)
作品の翻訳
- English: The Capital (Die Hauptstadt)
- English: Enraged Citizens (Der europäische Landbote)
- French: Chassés de l’enfer (Die Vertreibung aus der Hölle)
作風・主題
- 文体
- ironical toneplayful use of languageanalytical / essayistic prose
- 頻出モチーフ
- alienationlonelinessidentityEurope vs. nation-states
評価・遺産
Menasse is an important voice in contemporary European literature and public debate, notably on European integration, memory and identity. His work has been widely translated and internationally recognized, though his career has also involved controversy over fabricated quotations.
豆知識
- Son of footballer Hans Menasse.
- Sibling: journalist and writer Eva Menasse.
- Won the German Book Prize in 2017 for Die Hauptstadt.
- In 2018 was reported to have fabricated several quotations, causing controversy.