Fontane Prize of the City of Neuruppin
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1994) Winner
Sigrid Damm
シークリット・ダム
Shīguritto Damu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1940-12-07 （Gotha）
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
- Residence History
- Gotha → Jena → Berlin → Mecklenburg
Career
- Occupations
- writer, editor, lecturer, literary scholar
- Active Years
- 1959-2024
- Affiliations
- PEN-Zentrum Deutschland, Mainzer Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur
- Memberships
- PEN-Zentrum Deutschland, Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur
- Influenced By
- Christoph Martin Wieland, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Johann Gottfried Herder, Friedrich Schiller
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnoldischule | — | — | Abitur | 1959 | Germany |
| Universität Jena | — | Germanistik and Geschichte | Dr. phil. | 1959-1965 | Germany |
Arnoldischule
Degree:
Abitur
Period:
1959
Year of Graduation:
1959
Country:
Germany
Abitur
Universität Jena
Germanistik and Geschichte
Degree:
Dr. phil.
Period:
1959-1965
Year of Graduation:
1970
Country:
Germany
Promotion
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Lion-Feuchtwanger-Preis | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Evangelischer Buchpreis | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Förderpreis zum Hans-Erich-Nossack-Preis | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Mörike-Preis der Stadt Fellbach | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Fontane-Literaturpreis der Stadt Neuruppin | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Otto-Braun-Ehrengabe | — | — | Deutsche Schillerstiftung | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Calwer Hermann-Hesse-Stipendium | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Thüringer Literaturpreis | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Weimar-Preis | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Lion-Feuchtwanger-Preis
1987
Result:
受賞
Evangelischer Buchpreis
1989
Result:
受賞
Förderpreis zum Hans-Erich-Nossack-Preis
1993
Result:
受賞
Mörike-Preis der Stadt Fellbach
1994
Result:
受賞
Fontane-Literaturpreis der Stadt Neuruppin
1994
Result:
受賞
Otto-Braun-Ehrengabe
1997
Organization:
Deutsche Schillerstiftung
Result:
受賞
Calwer Hermann-Hesse-Stipendium
2003
Result:
受賞
Thüringer Literaturpreis
2005
Result:
受賞
Weimar-Preis
2020
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Vögel, die verkünden Land. Das Leben des Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz
1985 BiographyBiography of Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz.
Weimar ClassicismFriendship
Cornelia Goethe
1987 BiographyLife of Goethe's sister Cornelia.
FamilyGoethe
Translations
- Italian edition (1991)
- Japanese edition (1999)
Christiane und Goethe. Eine Recherche
1998 BiographyResearch on Goethe's wife Christiane. Bestseller.
MarriageWeimar
Translations
- Spanish edition (2000)
- French edition (2003)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Mixture of biography and fictionNovels set in the 18th century
- Recurring Motifs
- Weimar ClassicismPeople around GoetheSolitudeLove
Legacy
German writer known for biographies and novels on Weimar Classicism, especially figures around Goethe. Recipient of numerous literary prizes and honorary citizen of Gotha.
Academic Societies
- Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz
Archives
- Sigrid-Damm-Archiv in the Archive of the Akademie der Künste, Berlin
Trivia
- First female honorary citizen of Gotha (2010)
- Sons are stage designer and computer graphic artist