Peter Härtling
Peter Härtling | |
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| Born | 13 November 1933 |
| Died | 10 July 2017 (aged 83) Rüsselsheim am Main, Germany |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, poet |
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Peter Härtling (13 November 1933 – 10 July 2017) was a German writer, poet, publisher and journalist. He received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his major contribution to German literature.[1] His first children's book, Und das ist die ganze Familie, was published the following year. His children's literature has often focused on social problems involving children.[2]
More reading
- Burckhard Dücker, Peter Härtling, München: Beck: Verlag Edition Text und Kritik, 1983, (in German)
- Maciej Ganczar, Romantische Künstlerfiguren in der Prosa von Peter Härtling, Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 2015, (in German)
- Ludvík Václavek: Peter Härtling und Olmütz. In: Lucy Topoľská und Ludvík Václavek: Beiträge zur Deutschsprachigen Literatur in Tschechien. (= Beiträge zur mährischen deutschsprachigen Literatur. Band 3). Univerzita Palackého, Olomouc 2000, ISBN 80-244-0185-1, S. 211-214.
Radio
Härtling moderated Literatur im Kreuzverhör, a radio show on the cultural radio station of Hessischer Rundfunk.
Awards
Peter Härtling's awards include:[1]
- 1964: Deutscher Kritikerpreis for Niembsch
- 1965: Lower Saxony Literature Prize for Niembsch
- 1966: Ehrengabe des Kulturkreises im Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie for Niembsch. Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger for the French edition of Niembsch
- 1971: Gerhart Hauptmann prize of the Freien Volksbühne Berlin for Gilles
- 1974: Schubart-Literaturpreis
- 1976: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (Children's book) for Oma.
- 1977: Stadtschreiber von Bergen
- 1978: Wilhelmine-Lübke-Preis
- 1980: Zurich children's literature prize La vache qui lit for Ben liebt Anna and Sofie macht Geschichten.
- 1982: Naturschutzpreis der Kreisgruppe Groß-Gerau des Bundes für Umwelt und Naturschutz.
- 1987: Hermann Sinsheimer prize and Friedrich Hölderlin prize
- 1992: Lion Feuchtwanger prize.
- 1994: Awarded the title of Professor by the state of Baden-Württemberg
- 1995: Awarded the Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz
- 1995: Mainzer Stadtschreiber
- 1996: Awarded the Wilhelm Leuschner medal of Hessen
- 1996: Awarded the Karl Preusker Medal by the German Literature Conference
- 2000: Eichendorff Literature Prize
- 2001: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (Special prize) for his major contribution to children's literature
- 2001: Dresdner Poetikdozentur zur Literatur Mitteleuropas (Publikation [1])
- 2003: Deutscher Bücherpreis for his contribution to literature
- 2004: Honorary citizen of Nürtingen
- 2006: Gerty Spies Literature Prize
- 2006: Finalist, Hans Christian Andersen Award[3]
- 2007: Corine Literature Prize of the Bavarian Prime Minister for his contribution to literature
- 2010: Jacob Grimm Prize[4]
- 2014: Hessischer Kulturpreis[5]
Music
Wilhelm Killmayer set nine of his poems in his song cycle Nine Songs to Poems from Peter Härtling in 1968.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Lebensdaten von Peter Härtling" (in German). Peter Härtling. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ↑ "Peter Härtling – Hoffmann oder Die vielfältige Liebe" (in German). Perlentaucher. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ↑ "2006". Hans Christian Andersen Awards. International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). With contemporary material including the press release, 27 March 2006. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ↑ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Author Peter Härtling dies at 83: How foreignness shaped his career | DW | 10.07.2017". DW.COM. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ↑ "Schriftsteller Peter Härtling erhält Hessischen Kulturpreis 2014 | Informationsportal Hessen". www.hessen.de. Archived from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ↑ "9 Songs to Poems from Peter Härtling". Schott. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
Other websites
Media related to Peter Härtling at Wikimedia Commons