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Thomas Hettche

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Thomas Hettche

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1964-11-30 (Treis, Staufenberg, Hesse)
Nationality
Germany
Languages
German
Residence History
Giessen → Frankfurt am Main → Berlin

Career

Occupations
novelist, author, professor
Active Years
1988-
Memberships
PEN Centre Germany, Academy of Arts, Berlin

Education

Liebigschule
high school
Degree: Abitur
Country: Germany
Abitur at Liebigschule Giessen
Johann Wolfgang Goethe University
Philosophy / German studies and philosophy
Degree: PhD
Year of Graduation: 1999
Country: Germany
Studied German studies and philosophy, PhD in philosophy

Awards

Rauris Literature Prize
1990
Result: 受賞
Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize
2014
Result: 受賞
Solothurner Literaturpreis
2015
Result: 受賞
Hermann-Hesse-Literaturpreis
2018
Result: 受賞
Joseph-Breitbach-Preis
2019
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Woraus wir gemacht sind

2006 novel

A novel exploring what we are made of

humanityexistence
Translations
  • What We Are Made Of (Shaun Whiteside訳)

Bibliography

  • Ludwigs Tod (1988)
  • Ludwig muss sterben (2002)
  • Inkubation (1992)
  • Nox (2004)
  • Das Sehen gehört zu den glänzenden und farbigen Dingen (1997)
  • Der Fall Arbogast (2017)
  • Woraus wir gemacht sind (2006)
  • Fahrtenbuch (2007)
  • Animationen (1999, Thesis)

Translations of Works

  • What We Are Made Of (英語訳, 2008)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
philosophicaldetailed descriptions
Recurring Motifs
deathexistence

Legacy

Recognized as an important contemporary German author