Rainald Maria Goetz (born 24 May 1954, in Munich) is a German author, playwright and essayist.
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| Born | Rainald Maria Goetz May 24, 1954 Munich, West Germany |
| Occupation | Author, playwright, essayist |
| Language | German |
| Education | PhD (History) MD (Medicine) |
| Alma mater | LMU Munich |
| Notable works | Irre (1983) Rave (1998) Abfall für alle (1999) Johann Holtrop (2012) |
| Notable awards | Kranichsteiner Literaturpreis (1983) Mülheimer Dramatikerpreis (1988, 1993, 2000) Heinrich-Böll-Preis (1991) Else Lasker-Schüler Dramatist Prize (1999) Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize (2000) Berliner Literaturpreis (2012) Schiller-Gedächtnispreis (2013) Marieluise-Fleißer-Preis (2013) Georg Büchner Prize (2015) Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2018) |
Biography
editAfter studying History and Medicine at LMU Munich and obtaining a degree (PhD and M.D) in each, he soon concentrated on his writing.
His first published works, especially his novel Insane (German: Irre), published in 1983, made him a cult author of the intellectual left. To the delight of his fans and the dismay of some critics, he mixed neo-expressionist writing with social realism in the vein of Alfred Döblin and the fast pace of British pop writers such as Julie Burchill. During a televised literary event in 1983, Goetz slit his own forehead with a razor blade and let the blood run down his face until he finished reading.[1]
Goetz has the reputation of an enthusiastic observer of media and pop culture. He has embraced avant-garde [citation needed] philosophers such as Foucault and Luhmann as well as the DJs of the techno movement, especially Sven Väth.[2]
He kept a blog in 1998–99 called Abfall für alle ("rubbish for everybody"), which was later published as a book.
Goetz has won numerous literary awards.
Awards and honors
edit- 1983 Kranichsteiner Literaturpreis
- 1988 Mülheimer Dramatikerpreis
- 1991 Heinrich-Böll-Preis
- 1993 Mülheimer Dramatikerpreis
- 1999 Else Lasker-Schüler Dramatist Prize
- 2000 Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize
- 2000 Mülheimer Dramatikerpreis
- 2012 Berliner Literaturpreis
- 2013 Schiller-Gedächtnispreis
- 2013 Marieluise-Fleißer-Preis
- 2015 Georg Büchner Prize[3]
- 2018 Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Selected works
edit- Irre (1983), the novel which made him famous. English translation by Adrian Nathan West published in 2018 by Fitzcarraldo Editions under the title Insane.
- Krieg ("War") (1986). Three plays.
- Kontrolliert ("Controlled") (1988).
- Festung (1993). Plays.
- 1989 (1993), a collage of media from the years of the German Reunification, 1989–90.
- Rave (1998).
- Jeff Koons (1998).
- Abfall für alle ("Rubbish for everyone") (1999).
- Klage ("Complaint") (2008).
- Johann Holtrop (2012).
References
edit- ↑ "DIE LUST AM ERZÄHLEN" 25 Jahre Ingeborg-Bachmann-Preis Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, bachmannpreis.orf.at
- ↑ Schmitt, Niklas (2018). Subito : Gegenwart in Rainald Goetz' Heute Morgen-Komplex (in German). University of Bamberg Press. Bamberg. pp. 31, 35, 57. ISBN 978-3-86309-529-1. OCLC 1020574591.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ "Rainald Goetz: Top German literature prize goes to edgy ex-doctor". Deutsche Welle. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
External links
edit- Rainald Goetz: New German dramatic art (website of the Goethe-Institut)
- "To Live and to Write: The Existence Mission of Writing." Hyperion: On the Future of Aesthetics, Vol VII, No 1, 2013.