Schiller Memorial Prize
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Edition 4 (1962) Winner
Werner Bergengruen
ヴェルナー・ベルゲングルーン
Werner Bergengruen
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1892-09-16 （Riga）
- Died
- 1964-09-04 （Baden-Baden） age 71
- Nationality
- German
- Languages
- German
- Religion
- Catholic Church Baptized in 1936
- Residence History
- Riga → Lübeck → Marburg → Munich → Achenkirch → Switzerland → Rome → Baden-Baden
Career
- Occupations
- poet, novelist
- Active Years
- 1923-1964
- Nominations
- Nobel Prize in Literature nomination
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katharineum | — | Gymnasium | — | 幼少期 | Germany |
| University of Marburg | Theology Faculty | Theology | — | 1911年以降 | Germany |
Katharineum
Gymnasium
Period:
幼少期
Country:
Germany
Attended Katharineum in Lübeck
University of Marburg
Theology Faculty
/ Theology
Period:
1911年以降
Country:
Germany
Studied theology, switched to Germanistics and art history, did not graduate, moved to Munich
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Der Großtyrann und das Gericht
1935 novelNovel set in Renaissance era about a merciless tyrant, seen as allegory for Nazi regime
tyrannyconsciencejudgmentpolitics
Translations
- English: A Matter of Conscience
Der Tod von Reval
1939 short story collectionStories relating to death in the Tallinn area
deathBaltic region
Translations
- English: Death from Reval
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- contemplative stylemetaphysicalreligiousconservative
- Recurring Motifs
- religious questionspolitical allegorydestruction and renewal
Legacy
Zenith of clandestine poetry during Nazi era, nominated for Nobel Prize in Literature, conservative Catholic writer
Trivia
- Baltic German
- Wife Charlotte Hensel was great-granddaughter of Fanny Mendelssohn with partial Jewish heritage
- Served as lieutenant in WWI, fought Bolsheviks with Baltische Landeswehr