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Stephan Hermlin

シュテファン・ヘルムリン

Sutehan Herurin

Aliases: Rudolf Leder

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1915-04-13 (Chemnitz)
Died
1997-04-06 (Berlin) age 81
Nationality
German
Languages
German
Religion
Judaism
Residence History
Chemnitz → Berlin → Palestine → France → Switzerland → Frankfurt am Main → East Berlin

Career

Occupations
Author, Lyric poet, Essayist, Translator
Active Years
1931-1997
Affiliations
Akademie der Künste, Akademie der Künste West Berlin, Schriftstellerverband der DDR
Memberships
Schriftstellerverband der DDR, Akademie der Künste

Awards

Heinrich Heine Award
1948
Organization: Schutzverband Deutscher Autoren
Result: 受賞
National Award
1950
Work: Mansfeld Speech
Organization: East German government
Result: 受賞
National Award
1954
Work: Documentary on Ludwig van Beethoven
Organization: East German government
Result: 受賞
F.C. Weiskopf Award
1958
Result: 受賞
Heinrich Heine Award
1972
Organization: East German Cultural Ministry
Result: 受賞
National Award
1975
Organization: East German government
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Style & Themes

Literary Style
CommunismStories, essays, lyric poetry

Legacy

One of the more well-known authors of former East Germany, known for stories, essays, translations, and lyric poetry, closely associated with communist politics.

Trivia

  • Real name is Rudolf Leder.
  • Parents David and Lola Leder were painted by Lovis Corinth.
  • Great-granddaughter is the writer Mirna Funk.