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Marie Luise Kaschnitz (born Marie Luise von Holzing-Berslett; 31 January 1901 – 10 October 1974) was a German short story writer, novelist, essayist and poet. She is considered to be one of the leading post-war German poets.
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German site on Kaschnitzauthor page
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Marie Luise Kaschnitz (born Marie Luise von Holzing-Berslett; 31 January 1901 – 10 October 1974) was a German short story writer, novelist, essayist and poet. She is considered to be one of the leading post-war German poets.
She was born in Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe ( , , ; South Franconian: ''Kallsruh'') is the third-largest city of the German state (''Land'') of Baden-Württemberg after its capital of Stuttgart and Mannheim, and the 22nd-largest city in the nation, with 308,436 inhabitants. ...
. She married archaeologist
Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...
Guido Freiherr Von Kaschnitz-Weinberg (the author of ''The Mediterranean Foundations of Ancient Art'') in 1925, and travelled with him on archaeological expeditions.
She received high praise for her short stories, many of which were inspired by events in her life, complemented by her personal reminiscences. These stories were collected in books such as ''Orte'' and ''Engelsbrücke''. She enjoyed travel greatly and her tales make use of diverse settings. They are thoughtful in nature, rather than eventful, often dealing with particular stages in a woman's life or a relationship. Her main collection is ''Lange Schatten'' ("Long Shadows"). Her favorite story was 1961's "Das dicke Kind".
Her post-war essay collection in ''Menschen und Dinge 1945'' established her reputation in Germany. Her poems dealt with the war and the early post-war period, often expressing a yearning for a peaceful past, but also hope for the future. In the volume ''Dein Schweigen – meine Stimme'' she dealt with the death of her husband. After 1960 she became influenced by Pablo Neruda
Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto (12 July 1904 – 23 September 1973), better known by his pen name and, later, legal name Pablo Neruda (; ), was a Chilean poet-diplomat and politician who won the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature. Nerud ...
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She briefly taught poetics at the University of Frankfurt. She was a member of PEN
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. She won many prizes, including the Georg Büchner Prize
The Georg Büchner Prize (german: link=no, Georg-Büchner-Preis) is the most important literary prize for German language literature, along with the Goethe Prize. The award is named after dramatist and writer Georg Büchner, author of ''Woyzeck'' ...
in 1955 and the Roswitha Prize
The Roswitha Prize (german: Roswitha-Preis) is the oldest German language prize for literature that is given solely to women.
The Roswitha-Medal has been given almost yearly since 1973 by the city of Bad Gandersheim.
In 1998 it received its moder ...
in 1973. She was nominated for the 1967 Nobel Prize in Literature
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. She died, aged 73, in Rome
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. The Marie Luise Kaschnitz Prize
The Marie Luise Kaschnitz Prize (''Marie Luise Kaschnitz-Preis'') is a German literary prize, awarded approximately every two years by the Tutzing Protestant Academy Evangelische Akademie Tutzing. It recognizes the lifetime achievements of writers ...
is named in her honor.
Works
*''Liebe beginnt'' (1988) – novel *''Elissa'' (1988) – novel *''Griechische Mythen'' (1988) – Greek myths *''Menschen und Dinge 1988. Zwölf Essays'' (1988) – essays *''Gedichte'' (1947) – poetry *''Totentanz und Gedichte zur Zeit'' (1947) – a play and poetry *''Gustave Courbet. Roman eines Malerlebens'' (also: ''Die Wahrheit, nicht der Traum'') (1950) – novel *''Zukunftsmusik'' (1950) – poetry *''Ewige Stadt'' (1952) – poetry about Rome *''Das dicke Kind'' (1952) – short stories *''Engelsbrücke. Römische Betrachtungen'' (1955) – reflections *''Das Haus der Kindheit'' (1956) – novel *''Der Zöllner Matthäus'' (1956) – radio play (script) *''Lange Schatten'' (1960) – short stories *''Ein Gartenfest'' (1961) – radio play (script) *''Dein Schweigen – meine Stimme'' (1962) – poetry *''Hörspiele'' (1962) – radio plays *''Einer von zweien'' (1962) *''Wohin denn ich : Aufzeichnungen'' (1963) – reflections *''Überallnie'' (1965) – selected poems *''Ein Wort weiter'' (1965) – poetry *''Ferngespräche'' (1966) – short stories *''Beschreibung eines Dorfes'' (1966) – experimental novel *''Tage, Tage, Jahre'' (1968) – reflections *''Vogel Rock. Unheimliche Geschichten'' (1969) – stories *''Steht noch dahin'' (1970) – autobiographical reflections *''Zwischen Immer und Nie. Gestalten und Themen der Dichtung'' (1971) – essays on poetry *''Gespräche im All'' (1971) – radio plays *''Eisbären'' (1972) – selected stories *''Kein Zauberspruch'' (1972) – poems 1962–1972 *''Gesang vom Menschenleben'' (1974) – poetry *''Florens. Eichendorffs Jugend'' (1974) *''Der alte Garten. Ein modernes Märchen'' (1975) *''Orte'' (1975) – autobiographical reflections *''Die drei Wanderer'' (1980) – ballad *''Jennifers Träume. Unheimliche Geschichten'' (1984) – stories *''Notizen der Hoffnung'' (1984) – essays *''Orte und Menschen'' (1986) – reflections, posthumous *''Menschen und Dinge'' (1986) – reflections, posthumous *''Liebesgeschichten'' (ed. E. Borchers) (1986) – love stories *''Tagebücher aus den Jahren 1936–1966'' (2000) – diariesBritish/American editions
*''The House of Childhood'' (Das Haus der Kindheit) *''Circe's Mountain'' – story selections *''Whether or Not'' (Steht noch dahin) *''Selected Later Poems of Marie Luise Kaschnitz'' (ed.Lisel Mueller
Lisel Mueller (born Elisabeth Neumann, February 8, 1924 – February 21, 2020) was a German-born American poet, translator and academic teacher. Her family fled the Nazi regime, and she arrived in the U.S. in 1939 at the age of 15. She worked as a ...
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*''Long Shadows'' (Lange Schatten)
Notes
External links
German site on Kaschnitz
at Lyrikline.org, with audio and text. {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaschnitz, Marie Luise 1901 births 1974 deaths Writers from Karlsruhe People from the Grand Duchy of Baden German women poets German women novelists Georg Büchner Prize winners Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class) 20th-century German women writers 20th-century German novelists 20th-century German poets German-language poets