Martin Walser
Martin Walser (24 March 1927 – 26 July 2023) was a German writer. He became famous for talking about the troubles for anti-heroes he had in his novels and stories. In 1998 he was awarded the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade in Frankfurt.[1] Walser was born in Wasserburg am Bodensee, Germany.
Martin Walser | |
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 Walser at a book presentation in Aachen, Germany, in 2008 | |
| Born | 24 March 1927 Wasserburg am Bodensee, Germany |
| Died | 26 July 2023 (aged 96) Überlingen, Germany |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | German |
| Period | 1955–2023 |
| Notable works | Runaway Horse |
| Notable awards | Peace Prize of the German Book Trade 1998 |
At the age of 17, Walser became a member of the Nazi Party on 20 April 1944,[2] though Walser denied that he entered the party.[3][4]
Walser died on 26 July 2023 in Überlingen, Germany at the age of 96.[5]
He was among the important German authors after the Second World War.
Most of his works are about the protagonists, and the inner conflicts they have to overcome. This is similar to the world of other German-language writers of the time, such as Heinrich Böll, Peter Handke or Siegfried Lenz.
Martin Walser Media
Title page of Ein fliehendes Pferd
Walser at a reading in Germany, 1992
Walser (l.) and Grass it a meeting of members of Group 47, 2007
German writer Martin Walser during a book presentation in Aachen, Germany
Martin Walser im Literaturhaus München 2010 bei der Vorstellung des 2. Bandes seiner Tagebücher
Moderation: Wolfgang Herles*Für Martin Walser ist Franz Kafkas „Proceß“ der „Roman einer Gewissenserforschung, einer Suche nach Rechtfertigung“. Josef K.
In 2006 the sculptor Wolfgang Eckert modelled the writer Martin Walser in his apartment. The depicted portrait sculpture is a sculpture cast in plaster and coloured with oil paint. The picture was taken in the studio of the artist who owns the sculpture.
References
- ↑ Die Welt: Dieter Hildebrandt soll in NSDAP gewesen sein 30 June 2007
- ↑ Die Welt: Dieter Hildebrandt soll in NSDAP gewesen sein 30 June 2007
- ↑ Der Tagesspiegel: Gemeinsam in die NSDAP 22 July 2009
- ↑ Wolfgang Benz, ed.: Wie wurde man Parteigenosse? – Die NSDAP und ihre Mitglieder (Frankfurt: S. Fischer Verlag, 2009).
- ↑ Schriftsteller Martin Walser bereits am 26. Juli gestorben. In: FR.de, 4.8.2023.
Other websites
Media related to Martin Walser at Wikimedia Commons
- Works by and about Martin Walser in the German National Library catalogue
- Works by or about Martin Walser in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Audio clip from the novel "Ein liebender Mann" (2008), read out on Literaturport.de by Martin Walser himself (in German) Archived 2012-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Audio clip from the novel "Angstblüte" (2006) on Literaturport.de (in German) Archived 2012-04-07 at the Wayback Machine