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第0回(1997年) Winner
Ruth Klüger
ルート・クリューガー
Ruth Klüger
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1931-10-30 (Vienna, Austria)
- 死没
- 2020-10-05 (Irvine, California, United States) 88歳
- 国籍
- Austria, United States
- 言語
- German, English
- 宗教
- Judaism
- 居住地歴
- Vienna, Austria → Straubing, Bavaria, Germany → Göttingen, Germany → Irvine, California, United States → United States (worked in several locations as a professor)
経歴
- 職業
- Professor, Author
- 活動期間
- 1952年〜2020年
- 所属
- Cleveland (teaching position), Kansas (teaching position), Virginia (teaching position), Princeton University, University of California, Irvine (Professor, later Professor Emerita)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Heinrich von Kleist
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophisch-theologische Hochschule, Regensburg | — | Philosophy and History | — | 1945-1947 | Germany |
| Hunter College | School of Arts and Sciences | English Literature | M.A. | 1947-1952 | United States |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | German Literature | Ph.D. | 1950s–1967 | United States |
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Rauris Literature Prize | — | — | Rauris (Austria) | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Grimmelshausen Prize | — | — | Grimmelshausen Prize committee (Germany) | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Lower Saxony State Prize | — | — | State of Lower Saxony | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Marie Luise Kaschnitz Prize | — | — | Literary organizations (Germany) | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Andreas Gryphius Prize (honorary prize) | — | — | Andreas Gryphius Prize committee (Germany) | 名誉賞受賞 |
| 1997 | Heinrich Heine Medal | — | — | Heinrich Heine organizations | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Austrian State Prize for Literary Criticism | — | — | Austrian government / cultural institutions | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Prix de la Shoah | — | — | Prix de la Shoah (France) | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Thomas Mann Prize | — | — | Thomas Mann Prize committee (Germany) | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Preis der Frankfurter Anthologie | — | — | Preis der Frankfurter Anthologie (Germany) | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Goethe Medal | — | — | Goethe-Institut | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Roswitha Prize | — | — | Roswitha Prize committee (Germany) | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Lessing Prize of the Free State of Saxony | — | — | Free State of Saxony | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Hermann Cohen Medal | — | — | Hermann Cohen organizations (Germany) | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Ehrenmedaille of the City of Göttingen | — | — | City of Göttingen | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Austrian Danubius Donauland Nonfiction Book Prize (for lifetime achievement) | Lifetime achievement | — | Donauland / Austrian cultural organizations | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Theodor Kramer Prize | — | — | Theodor Kramer Prize committee | 受賞 |
受賞・候補エディション
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第32回(2006年) Winner
作品
代表作
Weiter leben: Eine Jugend (Still Alive: A Holocaust Girlhood Remembered)
1992年 Memoir / AutobiographyA memoir recounting Klüger's childhood in Vienna and her experiences in Nazi concentration camps. It addresses memory, survival, and a critical view of Holocaust memorial culture.
- English translation by the author: Still Alive: A Holocaust Girlhood Remembered (2001)
Katastrophen: Über die deutsche Literatur
1993年 Literary criticismA collection of essays and criticism on German literature, examining literary works against historical and social backdrops.
Von hoher und niederer Literatur
1995年 Literary essaysEssays discussing the distinction and valuation of highbrow and popular literature.
Knigge's Umgang mit Menschen – "Eine Vorlesung"
1996年 Lecture / EssayAn essay based on a lecture about social conduct and interpersonal relations.
Frauen lesen anders
1996年 Essays / CriticismA collection of writings on how women read differently and the distinctive perspectives they bring.
Unterwegs verloren: Erinnerungen
2008年 MemoirA later collection of memories and essays addressing themes of memory, displacement, and loss.
Zerreißproben. Kommentierte Gedichte
2013年 Poetry (annotated)An annotated collection of poems including experimental approaches to form and language.
Gegenwind. Gedichte und Interpretationen
2018年 Poetry and interpretationsA volume of poems and their interpretations, marked by a critical perspective.
全著作
- Weiter leben: Eine Jugend (1992)
- Still Alive: A Holocaust Girlhood Remembered (2001)
- Katastrophen: Über die deutsche Literatur (1993)
- Von hoher und niederer Literatur (1995)
- Knigges Umgang mit Menschen (1996)
- Frauen lesen anders (1996)
- Unterwegs verloren: Erinnerungen (2008)
- Zerreißproben. Kommentierte Gedichte (2013)
- Gegenwind. Gedichte und Interpretationen (2018)
- Various other essays, criticisms and translations
作家による翻訳
- English translation of Weiter leben by the author: Still Alive (2001)
作品の翻訳
- Weiter leben translated into English as Still Alive: A Holocaust Girlhood Remembered (2001)
- Also translated into other languages including editions in the UK and France (titles vary by edition)
作風・主題
- 文体
- Frank and critical toneEssayistic and analytical prose
- 頻出モチーフ
- Memory and forgettingSurvival and traumaCritical engagement with historical memory
評価・遺産
Ruth Klüger was both a Holocaust survivor and an authority on German literature; her memoir Weiter leben is widely read as a study of memory and a critique of memorial culture. She received numerous literary prizes and influenced discourse in both German- and English-speaking contexts.
関連学会
- Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung (German Academy for Language and Literature)
大衆文化への影響
- Her memoir is frequently referenced in Holocaust education and memory studies
引用
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My memoir is critical of the museum culture surrounding the Holocaust.
出典: Still Alive / Weiter leben (2001年)
豆知識
- Deported to Theresienstadt at age 10 and later transferred to Auschwitz and the Christianstadt subcamp of Gross-Rosen.
- Emigrated to the United States in 1947.
- Published some works under the name Ruth Angress.
- Professor Emerita of German Studies at University of California, Irvine.