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Wolf Wondratschek (; born August 14, 1943) is a German
author
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. He was born in
Rudolstadt
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The former capital of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, the town is built along the River Saale inside a wide v ...
in
Thuringia
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Erfurt is the capital and lar ...
.
Life
Wondratschek grew up in
Karlsruhe
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. From 1962 through 1967, he studied
literature
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,
philosophy and
sociology
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at the
Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg
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,
Georg-August University of Göttingen, and the
Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main
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. In 1968, Wolf won the prestigious Leonce and Lena Prize for poetry given by the city of
Darmstadt. The next year, Wolf's first book, ''
Früher begann der Tag mit einer Schußwunde'', came out to critical acclaim; the short stories which included his famous piece, ''
Mittagspause''. During 1970 and 1971, Wolf was a Research Fellow at the
University of Warwick
, mottoeng = Mind moves matter
, established =
, type = Public research university
, endowment = £7.0 million (2021)
, budget = £698.2 million (2020â ...
. In 1970, he won the
Hörspielpreis der Kriegsblinden for his
radio play
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''
Paul oder die Zerstörung
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People
Christianity
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'' (''Paul or the Destruction''). He continued to publish both poetry and prose during the 1980s, when he took an extended vacation to the United States, and Mexico. Upon his return to Germany, Wondratschek settled into residences in Munich and Vienna, publishing not only poetry and prose, but also radio plays and screenplays. In 2012, Wolf was awarded the
Literaturpreis der Wilhelm und Christine Hirschmann-Stiftung, a
Bavaria
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n literary prize.
Work
Wondratschek was influenced mainly by writers from
Gruppe 47, such as
Ingeborg Bachmann
Ingeborg Bachmann (25 June 1926 – 17 October 1973) was an Austrian poet and author.
Biography
Bachmann was born in Klagenfurt, in the Austrian state of Carinthia, the daughter of Olga (née Haas) and Matthias Bachmann, a schoolteacher. Her f ...
and
Paul Celan. His work is characterized by its sparseness and usage of "colloquial language; his sentences are short and clear, grammatically reduced to a minimum."
Selected filmography
* ''
Violanta
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Performance history
It was premiered o ...
'' (1976)
References
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1943 births
Living people
People from Rudolstadt
20th-century German novelists
21st-century German novelists
20th-century German poets
Writers from Thuringia
German male poets
German male novelists
20th-century German male writers
21st-century German male writers