Solothurner Literaturpreis
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1995) Winner
Wilhelm Genazino
ヴィルヘルム・ゲナジーノ
Wiruherumu Genajīno
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1943-01-22 （Mannheim）
- Died
- 2018-12-12 （Frankfurt） age 75
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
- Residence History
- Mannheim → Frankfurt am Main → Heidelberg → Frankfurt
Career
- Occupations
- Journalist, Writer
- Active Years
- 1965-2018
- Affiliations
- pardon magazine, Lesezeichen magazine, Academy for Language and Poetry in Darmstadt
- Memberships
- Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung Darmstadt
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johann Wolfgang Goethe University | — | German, philosophy, sociology | — | — | Germany |
Johann Wolfgang Goethe University
German, philosophy, sociology
Country:
Germany
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Georg Büchner Prize | — | — | Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Kleist Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Kassel Literary Prize | — | グロテスク・ユーモア | Brückner-Kühner-Stiftung | 受賞 |
Georg Büchner Prize
2004
Organization:
Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung
Result:
受賞
Kleist Prize
2007
Result:
受賞
Kassel Literary Prize
2013
Category:
グロテスク・ユーモア
Organization:
Brückner-Kühner-Stiftung
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Georg Büchner Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 79 (2004) Winner
Hans Fallada Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (2004) Winner
Kleist Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 41 (2007) Winner
Kassel Literary Prize for Grotesque Humor
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (2013) Winner
Works
Major Works
Abschaffel-Trilogie
1977 NovelTrilogy published 1977-1979 depicting everyday despair with humor.
Everyday despairUrban lifeHumor
Ein Regenschirm für diesen Tag
2001 NovelNovel about a shoe tester in Frankfurt. English: The Shoe Tester of Frankfurt.
Observation of everyday lifeLonelinessTrivial urban events
Translations
- English, Chinese, French, Italian, Greek, Lithuanian
Eine Frau, eine Wohnung, ein Roman
2003 NovelA woman, a flat, a novel.
Female psycheHousingLiterature
Translations
- French, Spanish, Polish, Chinese, Hebrew
Bibliography
- Laslinstrasse
- Abschaffel
- Die Vernichtung der Sorgen
- Falsche Jahre
- The Stain, the Jacket, the Rooms, the Pain
Translations of Works
- Translations of works: Greek, Latvian, Russian, etc.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Precise observation of everyday lifeHumorous narrativeIntrospective monologue
- Recurring Motifs
- Urban lonelinessEmphasis on trivialitiesBetween despair and joy
Health
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Short illness2018年Died at age 75
Legacy
Important German author, awarded Georg Büchner Prize. Known for grotesque humor in everyday depictions.
Trivia
- Frequent at Frankfurt Book Fair
- Known for book cover signatures