2024-07-19 12:29:55
He himself did not expect the gift. Author Oswald Egger won one of the most prestigious literary awards. Even at her young age, she had a “strong affinity” for writing.
The subject of poetry and literature is a constant activity for Oswald Egger. The 61-year-old writer will receive the prestigious Georg Büchner Award this year. “With Oswald Egger, the German Academy for Language and Poetry honors a writer who has transcended and expanded the boundaries of literary production since its first publication in 1993,” the university in Darmstadt said in explaining the reasons for the jury.
The prize, worth 50,000 euros, will be awarded on November 2nd at the Darmstadt State Theatre. It is one of the most important literary awards in the German countries.
Surprised by the gift
“My thoughts come from my head, which I carry for 24 hours, I think,” Egger told the German Press Agency after the prize winner was announced. “And then something comes out when something stirs in consciousness.” This is how you understand, know and define the world for yourself. The Georg Büchner Prize was awarded to a married father of two children. He didn’t expect that. He had spoken about it a few days ago. “The first effect with which the news struck me was a feeling of happiness as an immediate and incomplete feeling.”
The purpose of the jury
“It works on the development of works that understand language as movement, as sound, as texture, as image, as performance and that develops in the progress and change of the use of language,” in the judgment in the judgment. His prose poems and textual textures that defy rapid reading, “invite us to construct meanings by integrating and expanding the narrative systems we think we know.” Egger’s word cosmos is based on multilingualism “and the landscapes of its South Tyrolean origins.” The author, who has received many awards, was born in Merano, studied literature and science in Vienna and, according to his own statements, currently lives in the Hombroich rocket station near Neuss, a museum site .
Various publications
“I would say there is already a strong affinity from the youth,” Egger said of his decision to write. “Mountains and valleys to overcome.” There was a big break during my studies. Only then did he publish his first book a little later. “The world of words” was published as his first work in 1993. period, which is praised by critics as a work of art,” said the university. The volume “Color Compartments” was most recently published last year.
Egger has a series of great poems
“In the series of Georg Büchner Prize Winners, the German Academy for Language and Poetry is once again honoring a writer whose main role is poetry, music that has been pressed into dreams,” said the head of the Frankfurt Literature House, Hauke . Hückstädt. With this honor, if you look at the achievements of the past decade alone, you stand in a row with the great writers Jürgen Becker, Marcel Beyer, Jan Wagner, Elke Erb and Lutz Seiler.
The story of the bird
Since 1951, the university has awarded prizes to writers who write in German. Award winners must “stand out in a significant way through their works and creations” and “have a significant role in shaping current German cultural life,” according to the guidelines. The prize is financed by the federal government, the state of Hesse and the city of Darmstadt.
Well known names among award winners
Previous winners include Max Frisch (1958), Günter Grass (1965) and Heinrich Böll (1967) as well as recently Terézia Mora, Lukas Bärfuss, Elke Erb and Clemens J. Setz. It is named after the artist and revolutionary Georg Büchner (“Woyzeck”). He was born in the Grand Duchy of Hesse in 1813 and died in Zurich in 1837. (dpa)
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