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Italo-Svevo-Preis
The Italo-Svevo-Preis is a German literary prize which has been awarded to outstanding German-language authors since 2001. The prize, named after Italo Svevo, is endowed with 15,000 euros and is made possible by the Hamburg issuing house . Until 2007 it was awarded by Blue Capital and until 2004 in cooperation with the . Until 2011, a juror appointed by the board of trustees alone decided who would be honoured with the prize. Since 2013, a three-member jury with a changing composition has awarded the prize. The Italo Svevo Prize honours "literary varieties of aesthetic obstinacy", according to the prize donor. The prize promotes and honours the work of a German-language author, which has become visible in at least three independent publications and which, in the opinion of the juror, still lacks due public recognition and broad attention. The award is given for achievements in the field of prose: novel, essay, literary reportage or experimental forms of storytelling. Since 2005, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annette Pehnt
Annette Pehnt (born 1967 in Cologne) is a German writer and literary critic. She lives in Freiburg in Baden-Württemberg. After graduating from school in 1986 Pehnt performed voluntary social work in Belfast. After a year living in Scotland, she studied English, Celtic studies and German language and literature at the University of Cologne, University of Galway, University of California, Berkeley and University of Freiburg. After her master's degree and the first national examination in 1994, graduation followed in 1997 at the University of Freiburg with a work on Irish literature. Since 1992 Pehnt, married and mother of three children, has lived as a literature critic and self-employed author in Freiburg and teaches at the University of Hildesheim, where she leads the Institut für Literarisches Schreiben & Literaturwissenschaft. Awards * 2001 * 2002 Preis der Jury des Ingeborg-Bachmann-Wettbewerbs * 2004 Großes Stipendium des Darmstädter Literaturfonds * 2008 Thaddäus-Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie-Luise Scherer
Marie-Luise Scherer (15 October 1938 – 17 December 2022) was a German writer and journalist. Biography Scherer began her career as a reporter for the ''Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger'' and later wrote for ''Berliner Morgenpost'' and ''Die Zeit''. She was a journalist at ''Der Spiegel'' from 1974 to 1998, where she became known for her literary reports. More recently, she wrote autobiographical pieces for '' Sinn und Form'', a bimonthly literature journal of the Academy of Arts, Berlin. In her writing, Scherer wrote a form she characterized as "syllable work", explaining that "two good sentences in one day are lucky". For more than 20 years, she wrote a maximum of two reports a year for ''Der Spiegel''. In 2012, Scherer received the for literature. Her works have been translated into French, Italian, and Spanish. She lived in Damnatz and died on 17 December 2022, at the age of 84. Awards *Theodor Wolff Prize (1970) *Egon Erwin Kisch Prize for ''Der Zustand, eine hilflose Person zu se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathrin Röggla
Kathrin Röggla (born 1971) is an Austrian writer, essayist and playwright. She was born in Salzburg, and lives in Berlin since 1992. She has written numerous prose works, including essays, dramas and radio plays. She has won a long range of awards for her literary works. In May 2012 she was elected as a member of the Academy of Arts, Berlin. And in November 2015 she got also elected as member of the national Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung in Darmstadt. Röggla is married with the theater director, actor and translator Leopold von Verschuer and mother of a son. Prizes * 1992: Jahresstipendium des Landes Salzburg für Literatur * 1993: Preis des Internationalen Open-Mike-Festivals Berlin * 1994: Nachwuchsstipendium für Literatur des Bundesministeriums für Unterricht und Kunst * 1995: Meta-Merz-Preis * 1995: Reinhard-Priessnitz-Preis * 1995: Staatsstipendium des Bundesministeriums für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst * 1997/1998: Staatsstipendium für Literatur de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zsuzsanna Gahse
Zsuzsanna Gahse ( Vajda; born 27 June 1946) is a Hungarian-born German-language writer and translator who lives in Switzerland. Life and works Gahse is the daughter of Hungarian parents and Hungarian is her mother tongue. Her family fled to the West after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and settled in Vienna, where Gahse attended high school and learnt the German language. She began publishing literary works in 1969, and from 1978, encouraged by her mentor Helmut Heißenbüttel, translating works from Hungarian. She has published German translations of works by István Eörsi, Péter Esterházy, Péter Nádas and Zsuzsa Rakovszky, as well as producing a range of essays and fiction under her own name. From 1989 to 1993 she was a lecturer at the University of Tübingen. In 1996, she lectured in poetry at the University of Bamberg. Today she lives mainly in Müllheim, in the Swiss Canton of Thurgau. Zsuzsanna Gahse is a member of the PEN Centers in Germany and Switzerland, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Literary Awards
This list of literary awards from around the world is an index to articles about notable literary awards. International awards All nationalities & multiple languages eligible (in chronological order) * Nobel Prize in Literature – since 1901 * Golden Wreath of Struga Poetry Evenings – since 1966 * Neustadt International Prize for Literature – since 1970 * International Botev Prize – since 1972 * The Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year – since 1978 * Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service – since 1979 * America Award – since 1994 * Balint Balassi Memorial Sword Award – since 1997 * Franz Kafka Prize – since 2001 * Sense of Gender Awards – since 2001 * Ovid Prize – since 2002 * Dayton Literary Peace Prize – since 2006 * European Union Prize for Literature – since 2009 * Jan Michalski Prize for Literature – since 2009 * Paris Literary Prize – since 2010 * KONS International Literary Award – since 2011 * Grand Prix of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Görg
Patricia is a female given name of Latin origin. Derived from the Latin word ''patrician'', meaning "noble"; it is the feminine form of the masculine given name Patrick. The name Patricia was the second most common female name in the United States according to the 1990 US Census. Another well-known variant of this is "Patrice". According to the US Social Security Administration records, the use of the name for newborns peaked at #3 from 1937 to 1943 in the United States, after which it dropped in popularity, sliding to #745 in 2016.Popularity of a NameSocial Security Administration''ssa.gov'', accessed June 26, 2017 From 1928 to 1967, the name was ranked among the top 11 female names. In Portuguese and Spanish-speaking Latin-American countries, the name Patrícia/Patricia is common as well, pronounced . In Catalan and Portuguese it is written Patrícia, while in Italy, Germany and Austria Patrizia is the form, pronounced . In Polish, the variant is Patrycja. It is also used in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Faktor
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Number, a barcode standard compatible with EAN * Japanese Accepted Name, a Japanese nonproprietary drug name * Job Accommodation Network, US, for people with disabilities * ''Joint Army-Navy'', US standards for electronic color codes, etc. * ''Journal of Advanced Nursing'' Personal name * Jan (name), male variant of ''John'', female shortened form of ''Janet'' and ''Janice'' * Jan (Persian name), Persian word meaning 'life', 'soul', 'dear'; also used as a name * Ran (surname), romanized from Mandarin as Jan in Wade–Giles * Ján, Slovak name Other uses * January, as an abbreviation for the first month of the year in the Gregorian calendar * Jan (cards), a term in some card games when a player loses without taking any tricks or scoring a mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabine Peters (writer)
Sabine Peters (29 December 1912 – 10 October 1982) was a German film actress. Peters emerged as a film actress during the Nazi era, and played largely supporting roles. She was one of the companions of the title in the 1938 Ingrid Bergman vehicle ''The Four Companions''.Chandler p.59 She was married to the baritone Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender. The mezzo-soprano Brigitte Fassbaender is their daughter. Selected filmography * '' Eight Girls in a Boat'' (1932) * '' Ripening Youth'' (1933) * '' Financial Opportunists'' (1934) * ''The Girl Irene'' (1936) * ''The Castle in Flanders'' (1936) * ''The Beaver Coat'' (1937) * ''Talking About Jacqueline'' (1937) *'' The Chief Witness'' (1937) * ''The Glass Ball'' (1937) * '' The Night of Decision'' (1938) * ''The Four Companions'' (1938) * ''A Prussian Love Story'' (1938) * '' Friedemann Bach'' (1941) * ''The Marriage of Figaro ''The Marriage of Figaro'' ( it, Le nozze di Figaro, links=no, ), K. 492, is a ''commedia per musica'' (op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Jäckle
Nina Jäckle (born 20 May 1966 in Schwenningen) is a German writer and filmmaker. Life Nina Jäckle was born in Schwenningen in the Black Forest and grew up in Stuttgart. After Mittlere Reife, Jäckle pursued the career goal of becoming a translator for French literature. To this end, she attended language schools in Neuchâtel and Paris. She began writing at the age of 25. Nina Jäckle has written radio plays, and screenplays . Jäckle has been a member of the PEN Center Germany since 2008. In 2011, she was elected to the PEN Executive Committee as an advisor. Works * ''Es gibt solche''. Stories. Berlin Verlag, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-8333-0103-1 * ''Noll''. Novel. Berlin Verlag, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-8270-0543-4 * ''Gleich nebenan''. Novel. Berlin-Verlag, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-8270-0654-6 * ''L'instant choisi''. Novel. Editions Autrement, Paris 2008 * ''Hanne''. Radio play. DSR 2006 * ''Das möblierte Zimmer'' short film, 2009 * ''Hanne'', play, performance 2009 * ''Nai, oder was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jochen Missfeldt
Jochen is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Jochen Asche, East German luger, competed during the 1960s *Jochen Böhler (born 1969), German historian, specializing in the history of World War II *Jochen Babock (born 1953), East German bobsledder *Jochen Bachfeld (born 1952), retired boxer from East Germany * Jochen Balke (1917–1944), German breaststroke swimmer *Jochen Behle (born 1960), former (West) German cross-country skier *Jochen Bleicken (1926–2005), German professor of ancient history *Jochen Borchert (born 1940), German politician and member of the CDU * Jochen Breiholz, German opera manager *Jochen Busse (born 1941), German television actor *Jochen Carow (born 1944), German former footballer *Jochen Cassel (born 1981), German badminton player * Jochen Danneberg (born 1953), East German ski jumper * Jochen Dornbusch, the coach for the men's Hong Kong national team *Jochen Endreß (born 1972), retired German football player *Jochen Förster (born 1942) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giwi Margwelaschwili
Giwi Margwelaschwili ( ka, გივი მარგველაშვილი ''Givi Margvelashvili''; 14 December 1927 – 13 March 2020) was a German-Georgian writer and philosopher. Born in Berlin to Georgian parents, he was raised as a German. After World War II, his father and he were abducted by the Soviet secret police. His father, Tite Margwelaschwili was executed and he was interned in the former Sachsenhausen concentration camp for 18 months and then, speaking neither Russian nor Georgian, he was released to Tbilisi, Georgia, where he had relatives. He learned both languages and studied English, working as a language teacher. He wrote novels and philosophy books in German. He returned to Germany and became a German citizen in 1994. In 2011, he moved back to Tbilisi again. Biography He was born in Berlin, the son and second child of the notable Georgian intellectual Tite Margwelaschwili, who had moved to Germany after the Red Army invasion of Georgia in 1921 and w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volker H
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Volker may refer to: * Volker (name), including a list of people with the given name or surname * Volker, Kansas City, a historic neighborhood in Kansas City * Volker Boulevard, Kansas City * ''Alien Nations'' (German: ''Die Völker''), a real-time strategy video game released in 1999 See also * VolkerWessels, a Dutch construction company ** VolkerRail, a railway infrastructure services company based in Doncaster, England, owned by VolkerWessels * Voelcker (other) * Voelker (other) Voelker is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Joe Voelker (Born 1987), and Mike Voelker (Born 1982), Famous brothers from Florida * Bobby Voelker (born 1979), American mixed martial artist * Christopher Voelker (born 1961), Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
