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Friederike Mayröcker

Austrian poet (1924-2021) · Austria · Writers · Died at 96

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Friederike Mayröcker was an Austrian writer of poetry and prose, radio plays, children's books and dramatic texts. She experimented with language, and was regarded as an avant-garde poet, and as one of the leading authors in German.

A life in dates

2021Died4 June 20212017Günter Eich PrizeAward2015Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of InnsbruckAward2014Buchpreis der Wiener WirtschaftAward2010Peter-Huchel-PreisAward2006Ján Smrek PrizeAward2001Karl-Sczuka-PreisAward2000Christian-Wagner-PreisAward1997America Award in LiteratureAward1993Manuskripte AwardAward1989Hans-Erich-Nossack-PreisAward1985Medal of Honor for the City of ViennaAward1981Anton Wildgans PrizeAward1975City of Vienna Literature PrizeAward1963Theodor Körner PrizeAward1924Born20 December 1924

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Awards

Günter Eich Prize2017
Austrian book prize2016
Honorary Citizen of Vienna2015
Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Innsbruck2015
Buchpreis der Wiener Wirtschaft2014
Johann Beer literary award2014
Lower Austrian culture award2013
Literaturpreis der Stadt Bremen2011
Peter-Huchel-Preis2010
Horst Bienek Award for Poetry2010
Hermann-Lenz-Preis2009
Ján Smrek Prize2006
Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna2004
Georg Büchner Prize2001
Karl-Sczuka-Preis2001
Honorary Doctor of the University of Bielefeld2001
Christian-Wagner-Preis2000
America Award in Literature1997
Droste-Preis1997
ORF radio award1997
Literature Award of the Bavarian Academy of the Fine Arts1996
Else Lasker Schüler poetry award1996
Manuskripte Award1993
Friedrich-Hölderlin-Preis1993
Hans-Erich-Nossack-Preis1989
Austrian Decoration for Science and Art1987
Preis der SWR-Bestenliste1985
Medal of Honor for the City of Vienna1985
Grand Austrian State Prize for Literature1982
Roswitha Prize1982
Anton Wildgans Prize1981
Georg-Trakl-Preis für Lyrik1977
City of Vienna Literature Prize1975
Österreichischer Kunstpreis für Literatur1973
Hörspielpreis der Kriegsblinden1969
Theodor Körner Prize1963

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Friederike Mayröcker was an Austrian writer of poetry and prose, radio plays, children's books and dramatic texts. She experimented with language, and was regarded as an avant-garde poet, and as one of the leading authors in German. Her work, inspired by art, music, literature and everyday life, appeared as "novel and also dense text formations, often described as 'magical'." According to The New York Times, her work was "formally inventive, much of it exploiting the imaginative potential of language to capture the minutiae of daily life, the natural world, love and grief."

Country
Austria
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 2021 · aged 96

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