Stephan Hermlin
Stephan Hermlin | |
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 Stephan Hermlin in 1954 | |
| Born | Rudolf Leder April 13, 1915 Chemnitz, Germany |
| Died | April 6, 1997 (aged 81) Berlin |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | German |
| Genre | Stories, essays, translations, and lyric poetry |
| Literary movement | Communism |
| Notable awards | Heinrich Heine Award |
| Relatives | David and Lola Leder |
Stephan Hermlin (German: [ˈʃtɛ.fan ˈhɛʁm.liːn] ⓘ; 13 April 1915 – 6 April 1997), real name Rudolf Leder, was a German author. He wrote, among other things, stories, essays, translations, and lyric poetry and was one of the more well-known authors of former East Germany.
Life
Hermlin was born in 1915 in
German Democratic Republic. As a close friend of Walter Ulbricht and Erich Honecker
, Hermlin soon found himself at the forefront of East German culture and politics, and split his time between them.
In December 1962 Hermlin joined the initiators of a group dedicated to the reading of young poets at the East German
Schriftstellerverband der DDR
and the Akademie der Künste West Berlin (English: East German Writer's Association and West Berlin Academy of the Arts, respectively).
Hermlin died in Berlin. The German journalist and writer Mirna Funk is his great-granddaughter.[1]
Awards
- 1948 Heinrich Heine Award, awarded by the Schutzverband Deutscher Autoren (English: Association of German Authors)
- 1950 National Award, awarded by the East German government, for the Mansfeld Speech
- 1954 National Award, awarded by the East German government, for work on a documentary about Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1958 F.C. Weiskopf Award
- 1972 Heinrich Heine Award, awarded by the East German Cultural Ministry
- 1975 National Award, awarded by the East German government
References
- ^ Ulrich Gutmair: Mirna Funk über Deutschland - „Es gibt diese Wut“. taz.de, 2015-11-1 (German)
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External links
- Philip Brady: Obituary: Stephan Hermlin. The Independent, 1997-4-12
- Günther Kunert: NACHRUF - Dichter zweier Herren. Der Spiegel, 1997-4-14 (German)
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