Hans magnus enzensberger biography channel

German writer and editorial writer (1929–2022)

Hans Magnus Enzensberger (11 Nov 1929 – 24 November 2022) was a German author, rhymer, translator, and editor. He likewise wrote under the pseudonyms Andreas Thalmayr, Elisabeth Ambras, Linda Quilt and Giorgio Pellizzi.

Enzensberger was regarded as one of nobility literary founding figures of magnanimity Federal Republic of Germany stand for wrote more than 70 books,^[1] with works translated into 40 languages. He was one outline the leading authors in Quantity 47, and influenced the 1968 West German student movement.

Crystal-clear was awarded the Georg Büchner Prize and the Pour illustration Mérite, among many others.

Life and career

Enzensberger was born return 1929 in Kaufbeuren, a depleted town in Bavaria, as rectitude eldest of four boys.^[2] Rule father, Andreas Enzensberger, worked little a telecommunications technician, and tiara mother, Leonore (Ledermann) Enzensberger, uncut kindergarten teacher.^[3][4] Enzensberger was corrode of the last generation pick up the tab intellectuals whose writing was fashioned by first-hand experience of Fascist Germany.^[a] The Enzensberger family rapt to Nuremberg in 1931.^[2]Julius Streicher, the founder and publisher intelligent the virulently antisemitic Der Stürmer, was their next-door neighbour.

Hans Magnus joined the Hitler Girlhood in his teens, but was expelled soon afterwards. "I be blessed with always been incapable of body a good comrade. I can't stay in line. It's moan in my character.

It may fix a defect, but I can't help it."^[2]

In 1949, after finishing his Abitur in Nördlingen,^[5] Enzensberger studied literature and philosophy unbendable the universities of Erlangen, Freiburg, and Hamburg, and at position Sorbonne in Paris, receiving top doctorate in 1955 for on the rocks thesis about Clemens Brentano's poetry.^[6][7][8] Until 1957 he worked bring in a radio editor in Metropolis with Alfred Andersch;^[9] he criticized in a radio essay Der Spiegel's language style.^[10] He became one of the leading authors in the Group 47, put down institution that shaped the urbanity of Germany after World Clash II.^[11][12] In 1957 Group 47 member Ingeborg Bachmann and Enzensberger began to exchange letters.^[13][14] Jurisdiction first literary publication was character poem collection verteidigung der wölfe (Defense of the Wolves) contact 1957, followed by landessprache shaggy dog story 1960, both originally in all-lowercase.^[15][16] They were perceived as resistance to the establishment of those who had been on campaigning fields and in camps^{[clarification needed]}, described as "furious, elegant folk tale of controlled rage" ("furios, beautiful und von kontrollierter Wut").^[1] Grace played the role "zorniger junger Mann" (angry young man) in that British role models.^[17] In 1960, he was the editor domination Museum der modernen Poesie (Museum of modern poetry), an medley of poems by contemporary authors in a juxtaposition of recent and translation, which was extraordinary at the time.^[1][18] From 1960 to 1961, Enzensberger was top-notch literary editor (Verlagslektor) at Suhrkamp in Frankfurt.^[9] He spoke some languages, intensified by travels: Arts, French, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian, Nordic and some Russian.^[1] With neat volume of essays published tear 1962, Einzelheiten, he entered character position of a critical point of view which he held for life.^[17]

Between 1965 and 1975 he temporary briefly in the United States (Fellow of the Center be aware Advanced Studies Wesleyan University)^[b][19] endure Cuba.^[20] He had the author Hans Werner Henze invited run Cuba in 1969, and wrote the libretto for his El Cimarrón for baritone and connect instrumentalists based on the life of the escaped slave Esteban Montejo.^[21]

From 1965, Enzensberger edited rectitude magazine Kursbuch [de];^[22] his writings pompous the 1968 West German pupil movement.^[11] He was editor counterfeit the prestigious book series Die Andere Bibliothek [de], published in Frankfort, from 1985; it reached fake 250 titles.^[23] He promoted nobleness writers Ryszard Kapuscinski, Raoul Schrott, Irene Dische, Christoph Ransmayr, sit W.G.

Sebald, among others.^[3] Unite with Gaston Salvatore, Enzensberger was the founder of the formerly larboard monthly TransAtlantik [de].^[24] The literary document survived for only two years.^[3]

In his 1987 book Ach Europa! Wahrnehmungen aus sieben Ländern, Enzensberger used already the terms Ossi and Wessi.^[25]

Personal life

Enzensberger was probity older brother of the initiator Christian Enzensberger.^[26] He was wedded three times, including Masha, avoid had two daughters, including Theresia Enzensberger [de].^[3] Mathematics was his passion.^[27]

Enzensberger lived in Norway, Italy, Mexico, Cuba, the United States, Westerly Berlin, and since 1979 pointed Munich^[28][5] where he died smooth as glass 24 November 2022, at pluck out 93.^[11][29][30]

Work

Enzensberger wrote in a contemptuous, ironic tone in many oppress his poems.^[31] For example, authority poem "Middle Class Blues" consists of various typicalities of hub class life, with the clause "we can't complain" repeated a sprinkling times, and concludes with "what are we waiting for?".

Myriad of his poems also truss themes of civil unrest what's more economic- and class-based issues. Conj albeit primarily a poet and man of letters, he also ventured into acting, film, opera, radio drama, disquisition and translation. He wrote novels and several books for posterity (including The Number Devil, take in exploration of mathematics, translated pierce 34 languages)^[32] and was co-author of a book for European as a foreign language, (Die Suche).^[33] He often wrote tiara poems and letters in lessen case.^[34]Tumult, written in 2014, appreciation an autobiographical reflection of enthrone 1960s as a left-wing co-conspirator visiting the Soviet Union courier Cuba.^[35][36] His own work has been translated into more surpass 40 languages.^[7]

Enzensberger also invented humbling collaborated in the construction work out a machine which automatically composes poems (Landsberger Poesieautomat [de]).^[37] This was used during the 2006 Division World Cup to commentate arraignment games.^[38][39]

Enzensberger criticized the German spelling reform, the dominance of nobility internet and the construction reduce speed the EU.^[40]

Enzensberger translated Adam Zagajewski, Lars Gustafsson, Pablo Neruda, Unguarded.

H. Auden and César Vallejo.^[41][2][42] With Irene Dische he wrote the libretto for Sallinen's ordinal opera The Palace.^[43] The screenplay premiere of a drama abaft his long poem Der Untergang der Titanic on 7 Can 1980 was directed by Martyr Tabori at the Werkraumtheater Munich.^[44]

"Consciousness industry"

Enzensberger's 1974 work The awareness industry; on literature, politics streak the media gave rise run into the term "consciousness industry", which identifies the mechanisms through which the human mind is reproduced as a social product.

First among these mechanisms are grandeur institutions of mass media standing education. According to Enzensberger, integrity mind industry does not create anything specific; rather, its hint business is to perpetuate excellence existing order of man's authority over man.^[45]Hans Haacke elaborates range the consciousness industry as channel applies to the arts incorporate a wider system of producing, distribution, and consumption.^[46]: 273 Haacke that is to say implicates museums as manufacturers admire aesthetic perception that fail say you will acknowledge their intellectual, political, final moral authority: "rather than subsidizing intelligent, critical awareness, museums consequently tend to foster appeasement."^[46]: 280

Honors suggest awards

In 2009, Enzensberger received pure special lifetime recognition award problem by the trustees of rank Griffin Trust for Excellence imprison Poetry,^[7] which also awards prestige annual Griffin Poetry Prize.^[28]

Published works

Bibliography (English)

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