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Wilhelm Genazino (22 January 1943[1] – 12 December 2018) was a German journalist and author. He worked first as a journalist for the satirical magazine pardon and for Lesezeichen. From the early 1970s, he was a freelance writer who became known by a trilogy of novels, Abschaffel-Trilogie, completed in 1979. It was followed by more novels and two plays. Among his many awards is the prestigious Georg Büchner Prize.

Wilhelm Genazino
Genazino in 2016 at the Frankfurt Book Fair
Born(1943-01-22)22 January 1943
Mannheim, Germany
Died12 December 2018(2018-12-12) (aged 75)
Frankfurt, Germany
EducationJohann Wolfgang Goethe University
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • Writer
Organizations
  • pardon
Awards
  • Georg Büchner Prize
  • Kleist Prize
  • Kassel Literary Prize
Signature on a book cover
Signature on a book cover

Career


Born in Mannheim,[2] Genazino studied German, philosophy and sociology at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main in the 1960s.[3] He worked as a journalist until 1965. During this time, he worked, for the satirical magazine pardon[2] and co-edited the magazine Lesezeichen.[4] Beginning in 1970 he worked as a freelance author. In 1977 he achieved a breakthrough as a serious writer with his trilogy Abschaffel.[3][5] In 1990 he became a member of the Academy for Language and Poetry in Darmstadt.[1] After living in Heidelberg for a long time, Genazino moved to Frankfurt in 2004. That same year he was awarded the Georg Büchner Prize, the most prestigious award for German literature.[1][5]

Genazino in 2013
Genazino in 2013

Genazino died on 12 December 2018 after a short illness at the age of 75.[2]


Works



Books



Play



In translation


Translations of works by Genazino have also been published in Greek, Latvian and Russian.


Honours



Literature



References


  1. "Büchner Prize 2004 Wilhelm Genazino". Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  2. "Wilhelm Genazino ist tot". Die Zeit (in German). 14 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  3. "Heidelberger Poetikdozentur 2014" (in German). University of Heidelberg. 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  4. "Wilhelm Genazino erhält den Kasseler Literaturpreis für grotesken Humor" (PDF) (in German). Brückner-Kühner-Stiftung. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  5. "Helmut Böttiger zum Tod von Wilhelm Genazino - "Er war ein großartiger Beobachter von Alltagsphänomenen"" (in German). Deutschlandfunk. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  6. Reents, Edo (14 December 2018). "Zum Tod von Wilhelm Genazino / "Stille Verzweiflung"". FAZ (in German). Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  7. "Genazino, Wilhelm / Lieber Gott mach mich blind" (in German). University of Heidelberg. 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  8. Kontakt: winfried.giesen (at) web.de



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Вильгельм Генацино (нем. Wilhelm Genazino; 22 января 1943, Мангейм, нацистская Германия — 12 декабря 2018, Франкфурт-на-Майне, Германия) — немецкий журналист, редактор и писатель ,



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