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Wolfgang Koeppen

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Wolfgang Koeppen

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1906-06-23 （Greifswald, Province of Pomerania）
死没
1996-03-15 （Munich） 89歳
国籍
German
言語
German
居住地歴
Greifswald (early life) → Ortelsburg (now Szczytno, East Prussia) → Netherlands (residence during 1930s) → Munich (from 1943 until death)

経歴

職業
novelist, author, journalist
活動期間
1931年〜1996年

学歴

University of Greifswald (attended lectures)
期間: 1918-1920（講義聴講、正式な学位取得は不明）
国: Germany
No confirmed degree; attended lectures at the university.

受賞歴

Georg Büchner Prize
1962
主催: Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

A Sad Affair

1934年 novel

Koeppen's early novel dealing with personal and social conflicts.

personal conflictsocial tension
翻訳
  • 2003 translation by Michael Hofmann: 'A Sad Affair'

Die Mauer schwankt / Die Pflicht

1935年 novel

An early novel from the 1930s hinting at the precarious social situation around the rise of the Nazis.

political tensionposition of the artist

Jakob Littner's Notes from a Dugout

1948年 memoir/creative nonfiction

Koeppen worked on the memoirs of Holocaust survivor Jakob Littner. The first edition did not credit Koeppen; his authorship was acknowledged in later editions.

Holocaustmemory and testimony

Pigeons on the Grass

1951年 novel (stream of consciousness / modernist)

A stream-of-consciousness novel portraying fragmentary scenes of postwar German society. Considered significant by critics such as Marcel Reich-Ranicki.

postwar societyfragmented consciousness
翻訳
  • Translated by David Ward (1988) and Michael Hofmann (2020)

The Hothouse

1953年 novel

A novel addressing social and moral issues of the 1950s. English translation published in 2001 and was named a Notable Book by The New York Times.

social criticismmoral decay
翻訳
  • 2001 translation by Michael Hofmann: 'The Hothouse'

Death in Rome

1954年 novel

A major work exploring German guilt, the silencing of the past, and generational conflict. Through characters connected to a condemned SS general, it examines the Holocaust and responsibility.

Holocaustguiltgenerational conflictsilencing of the past
翻訳
  • Translated by Mervyn Savill (1956) and Michael Hofmann (1992)

Journey Through America

1959年 travelogue / nonfiction

A record of travels in the United States, offering observations of American society in the 1950s.

cultural observationcomparative society
翻訳
  • 2012 translation by Michael Kimmage: 'Journey Through America'

Jugend

1976年 novel

A later work addressing youth and memory.

memoryyouth

全著作

  • Eine unglückliche Liebe (1934)
  • Die Mauer schwankt / Die Pflicht (1935)
  • Jakob Littner's Notes from a Dugout (1948/1992)
  • Pigeons on the Grass (1951)
  • The Hothouse (1953)
  • Death in Rome (1954)
  • Journey Through America (1959)
  • Jugend (1976)

作品の翻訳

  • Tauben im Gras — English translations by David Ward and Michael Hofmann
  • Das Treibhaus — English translation by Michael Hofmann (2001)
  • Der Tod in Rom — English translations by Mervyn Savill (1956) and Michael Hofmann (1992)

作風・主題

文体
modernist prose employing stream-of-consciousnessfragmentary, multi-perspective narration
頻出モチーフ
German guilt and silencing after the wargenerational rupturememory and denial

評価・遺産

Wolfgang Koeppen is one of the leading postwar German authors, known for works such as 'Tauben im Gras' and 'Death in Rome' that incisively probe moral and mnemonic issues in postwar society. The Wolfgang Koeppen Foundation was established in 2000 to preserve his legacy.

関連学会

  • Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung

資料所蔵先

  • Wolfgang Koeppen Archive (University of Greifswald)
  • Wolfgang Koeppen Foundation (Greifswald)

引用

  • 'Tauben on the Grass' is considered a significant work of German-language literature.
    出典: Commentary by critic Marcel Reich-Ranicki

豆知識

  • Born out of wedlock; his father never formally acknowledged paternity.
  • His wife died in 1984.
  • A foundation to preserve his legacy was established around 2000 (Wolfgang Koeppen Foundation).