Anton Wildgans Prize of Austrian Industry
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Edition 38 (2001) Winner
Vladimir Vertlib
ウラジーミル・ヴェルトリブ
Urajīmiru Verutoribu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1966-07-02 （Leningrad, USSR (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)）
- Nationality
- Austrian
- Languages
- German, Russian
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Leningrad, USSR → Israel → Austria → Italy → Netherlands → United States → Vienna, Austria → Salzburg, Austria
Career
- Occupations
- writer, social scientist, translator, statistician
- Active Years
- 1993-2024
- Affiliations
- Mit der Ziehharmonika (later Zwischenwelt – Zeitschrift für Literatur des Exils und des Widerstands), Institute of Language Arts at the University of Applied Arts Vienna
- Influenced
- John Irving, Joseph Roth
- Nominations
- Longlist German Book Award 2015 (Lucia Binar und die russische Seele)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Vienna | — | Economics | — | 1984-1989 | Austria |
University of Vienna
Economics
Period:
1984-1989
Year of Graduation:
1989
Country:
Austria
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Österreichischer Förderungspreis für Literatur | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Förderpreis zum Adelbert-von-Chamisso-Preis | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Anton-Wildgans-Preis | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Dresdner Chamisso-Poetikdozentur | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Adei-Wizo Literature Award Adelina Della Pergola | Zwischenstationen | — | — | 受賞 |
Österreichischer Förderungspreis für Literatur
2000
Result:
受賞
Förderpreis zum Adelbert-von-Chamisso-Preis
2001
Result:
受賞
Anton-Wildgans-Preis
2001
Result:
受賞
Dresdner Chamisso-Poetikdozentur
2006
Result:
受賞
Adei-Wizo Literature Award Adelina Della Pergola
2012
Work:
Zwischenstationen
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Abschiebung
1995 novelFirst novel dealing with partly autobiographical experience of exile from the Soviet Union to other countries.
migrationexile
Zwischenstationen
1999 novelFamily's migration mirroring Vertlib's own path from Israel to Italy, Austria, Netherlands, US, finally Vienna, from child's perspective.
migrationidentity
Das besondere Gedächtnis der Rosa Masur
2001 novelLife story of 92-year-old Jewish woman from Leningrad to Germany, covering 20th-century Russian history including anti-Semitism, communism, and war.
Judaismmigration20th century history
Schimons Schweigen
2012 novelAustrian author travels to Israel to unravel why his father and friend's 30-year silence, exploring migrant identity and displacement.
migrationidentity
Lucia Binar und die russische Seele
2015 novel83-year-old woman and young student journey through Vienna to find a call center employee, encountering Austrian society and Russian issues.
Russian soulsociety
Bibliography
- Osteuropäische Zuwanderung nach Österreich (1976–1991). Unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der jüdischen Immigration aus der ehemaligen Sowjetunion.
- Abschiebung
- Zwischenstationen
- Das besondere Gedächtnis der Rosa Masur
- Letzter Wunsch
- Mein erster Mörder. Lebensgeschichten.
- Spiegel im fremden Wort. Die Erfindung des Lebens als Literatur.
- Vmesne postaje.
- Am Morgen des zwölften Tages
- Ich und die Eingeborenen: Essays und Aufsätze.
- Schimons Schweigen
- Lucia Binar und die russische Seele
- Reise nach A.
- Zebra im Krieg
Translations of Works
- Russian
- Czech
- Slovenian
- Italian
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- sophisticated and provocative with elaborated narrative structureprosaic and precise language full of irony
- Recurring Motifs
- migrationidentityhome and uprootednessJudaismcultural intersections
Legacy
Vladimir Vertlib is recognized as an Austrian author whose works draw from his migration experiences to delve into themes of identity, Judaism, and the 20th-century saga of Russian Jews. He is praised by critics and compared to John Irving, Joseph Roth, and Isaac Bashevis Singer.