Ingeborg Bachmann Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (2004) Winner
Uwe Tellkamp
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Uwe Tellkamp
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1968-10-28 （Dresden, East Germany）
- Nationality
- German
- Languages
- German
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Physician
- Active Years
- 1996-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | German Book Prize | Der Turm (The Tower) | — | Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels | 受賞 |
German Book Prize
2008
Work:
Der Turm (The Tower)
Organization:
Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
German Book Prize (Deutscher Buchpreis)
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (2008) Winner
Works
Major Works
Der Hecht, die Träume und das Portugiesische Café
2000 NovelAn early collection containing novellas and prose pieces focusing on dreams, memory, and fragments of urban life.
memorydreamsurban life
Der Eisvogel
2005 NovelA novel weaving personal and social observation with detailed character and landscape descriptions.
individual and societymemory
Der Turm (The Tower)
2008 Historical novel / Social novelA sweeping novel depicting life in 1980s East Germany (GDR), addressing family and neighborhood relations, bureaucracy, and everyday surveillance.
East Germanyfamilysurveillancepolitics and everyday life
Reise zur Blauen Stadt
2009 Travel writing / EssayAn essayistic work exploring regional history and culture through travel and landscapes.
travellandscapeculture
Die Schwebebahn: Dresdner Erkundungen
2012 Non-fiction / EssaysAn essay collection centered on Dresden, including cityscapes, history, and personal recollections.
cityhistorypersonal recollection
Bibliography
- Der Hecht, die Träume und das Portugiesische Café (2000)
- Der Eisvogel (2005)
- Der Turm (2008)
- Reise zur Blauen Stadt (2009)
- Die Schwebebahn: Dresdner Erkundungen (2012)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- detailed realist descriptionepic narratives that weave social and historical contexts
- Recurring Motifs
- memory and revisiting the pasteveryday surveillance and bureaucracyfamily and neighborhood relationships
Legacy
Recognized for in-depth portrayals of everyday life and the regime in East Germany; gained international attention after winning the 2008 German Book Prize. Some political statements have generated controversy.
Quotes
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"Most [refugees] are not trying to escape war and persecution but come [to Germany] to migrate into the social support system, more than 95%."
Source: Statement reported in 2018 ahead of the Leipzig Book Fair (press coverage) (2018)
Trivia
- Was once conscripted into the National People's Army (NVA) as a tank crewman and was imprisoned in October 1989 for refusing orders to break up a demonstration.
- Worked as a practicing physician until 2004.