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第28回(2004年) Winner
Uwe Tellkamp
ウーヴェ・テルカンプ
Uwe Tellkamp
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1968-10-28 (Dresden, East Germany)
- 国籍
- German
- 言語
- German
経歴
- 職業
- Novelist, Physician
- 活動期間
- 1996年〜
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
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| 2008 | German Book Prize | Der Turm (The Tower) | — | Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels | 受賞 |
受賞・候補エディション
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第4回(2008年) Winner
作品
代表作
Der Hecht, die Träume und das Portugiesische Café
2000年 NovelAn early collection containing novellas and prose pieces focusing on dreams, memory, and fragments of urban life.
Der Eisvogel
2005年 NovelA novel weaving personal and social observation with detailed character and landscape descriptions.
Der Turm (The Tower)
2008年 Historical novel / Social novelA sweeping novel depicting life in 1980s East Germany (GDR), addressing family and neighborhood relations, bureaucracy, and everyday surveillance.
Reise zur Blauen Stadt
2009年 Travel writing / EssayAn essayistic work exploring regional history and culture through travel and landscapes.
Die Schwebebahn: Dresdner Erkundungen
2012年 Non-fiction / EssaysAn essay collection centered on Dresden, including cityscapes, history, and personal recollections.
全著作
- 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)
作風・主題
- 文体
- detailed realist descriptionepic narratives that weave social and historical contexts
- 頻出モチーフ
- memory and revisiting the pasteveryday surveillance and bureaucracyfamily and neighborhood relationships
評価・遺産
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.
引用
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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%."
出典: Statement reported in 2018 ahead of the Leipzig Book Fair (press coverage) (2018年)
豆知識
- 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.