- Wolf Wondratschek
Wolf Wondratschek (born
August 14 ,1943 ) is a Germanauthor . He was born inRudolstadt inThuringia .Life
Wondratschek grew up in
Karlsruhe . From 1962 through 1967, he studied literature, philosophy and sociology at theRuprecht Karl University of Heidelberg ,Georg-August University of Göttingen , and theJohann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main . In 1968, Wolf won the prestigious Leonce and Lena Prize for poetry. [http://www.literarischer-maerz.de/preistraeger.php] The next year, Wolf's first book, "Früher begann der Tag mit einer Schußwunde", came out to critical acclaim; the short stories included his famous piece, "Mittagspause". During 1970 and 1971, Wolf was a guest-lecturer at theUniversity of Warwick . He continued to publish both poetry and prose during the 1980's 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.Work
Wondratschek was influenced mainly by writers from
Gruppe 47 , such asIngeborg Bachmann andPaul Celan . His work is characterized by its sparseness and usage of "colloquial language; his sentences are short and clear, grammatically reduced to a minimum." [Moeller, Jack, ed. Kaleidoskop. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1991.]References
*Wissenschaftsstadt Darmstadt, Kulturamt. [http://www.literarischer-maerz.de/preistraeger.php "Leonce and Lena Prize"] , 2007. Accessed July 6, 2007. de icon
*cite book |last= Wondratschek |first= Wolf |title= Früher begann der Tag mit einer Schußwunde |year= 1969 |publisher= Carl Hanser |location= Munich |asin= B0000BU9DZ
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