Paul Wühr
Encyclopedia
Paul Wühr is a German
experimental author. Wühr currently lives on Lake Trasimeno
in Umbria
, Italy and has written for Hanser-Verlag
since 1970.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
experimental author. Wühr currently lives on Lake Trasimeno
Lake Trasimeno
Lake Trasimeno , also referred to as Trasimene or Thrasimene in English, is the largest lake on the Italian peninsula south of the Po River with a surface area of 128 km2, slightly less than Lake Como...
in Umbria
Umbria
Umbria is a region of modern central Italy. It is one of the smallest Italian regions and the only peninsular region that is landlocked.Its capital is Perugia.Assisi and Norcia are historical towns associated with St. Francis of Assisi, and St...
, Italy and has written for Hanser-Verlag
Carl Hanser Verlag
Carl Hanser Verlag is a German publishing house, established in 1928 by Carl Hanser in Munich. Among the authors he published are Herta Müller, Martin Mosebach, Reinhard Jirgl, and David Grossman....
since 1970.
Novels
- Gegenmünchen, 1970
- Das falsche BuchDas falsche Buch-Allusions/references to actual history, geography and current science:Several of the characters are based upon true figures such as German sociologist Niklas Luhmann, Ulrich Sonnemann, Johann Georg Hamann and United States inventor Richard Buckminster Fuller....
, 1983 - Der faule Strick, 1987
- Wenn man mich so reden hört, 1993
- Luftstreiche, 1994
- Was ich noch vergessen habe, 2002
Poems
- Grüß Gott ihr Mütter ihr Väter ihr Töchter ihr Söhne, 1976
- RedeRedeRede is an archaic word meaning, among other things, "counsel" and "advice." It is cognate with Dutch "Rede" and German Rat/raten.Today, the word Rede is most often used by Neopagans, especially by followers of Wicca and Ásatrú...
, 1979 - Sage, 1988
- Salve Res Publica Poetica, 1997
- Venus im Pudel, 2000
Radio plays
- Das Experiment, 1963
- Wer kann mir sagen, wer Sheila ist?, 1964
- Die Rechnung, 1965
- Fensterstürze, 1968
- Preislied, 1971
- Soundseeing Metropolis München, 1986
- Faschang Garaus, 1988
Textbooks
- So spricht unsereiner, 1973 (contains texts for the radio plays Preislied, So eine Freiheit, Trip Null, Verirrhaus)
Awards and prizes
- 1971 - Hörspielpreis der KriegsblindenHörspielpreis der KriegsblindenHörspielpreis der Kriegsblinden is a literary prize of Germany....
- 1984 - Literaturpreis der Stadt BremenLiteraturpreis der Stadt BremenLiteraturpreis der Stadt Bremen is a literary prize of Germany....
(for his novel "Das falsche BuchDas falsche Buch-Allusions/references to actual history, geography and current science:Several of the characters are based upon true figures such as German sociologist Niklas Luhmann, Ulrich Sonnemann, Johann Georg Hamann and United States inventor Richard Buckminster Fuller....
") - 19901990 in literatureThe year 1990 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*J. K. Rowling gets the idea for Harry Potter while on a train ride from Manchester to London. She says "I was staring out the window, and the idea for Harry just came. He appeared in my mind's eye, very fully formed...
- Petrarca-PreisPetrarca-PreisPetrarca-Preis is a European literary award named after the Italian Renaissance poet Francesco Petrarca or Petrarch. It was founded in 1975 by German art historian and publisher Hubert Burda, and is primarily designed for contemporary European poets, but also epicists appear in the list of... - 1997 - Großer Literaturpreis der Bayerischen Akademie der Schönen KünsteGroßer Literaturpreis der Bayerischen Akademie der Schönen KünsteGroßer Literaturpreis der Bayerischen Akademie der Schönen Künste is a Bavarian literary prize.- Winners :*1950 Friedrich Georg Jünger*1951 Günter Eich*1953 Marieluise Fleißer*1955 Gerd Gaiser und Martha Saalfeld*1957 Alfred Döblin*1959 Agnes Miegel...
- 2002 - Hans-Erich-Nossack-PreisHans-Erich-Nossack-PreisHans-Erich-Nossack-Preis is a literary prize of Germany....
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External links
- http://www.paul-wuehr.de (in GermanGerman languageGerman is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
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