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Durs Grünbein

ドゥルス・グリューンバイン　/　どぅるす・ぐりゅーんばいん

Writer from Germany

October 9, 1962 (age 63)　・　Dresden, Saxony, Germany

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My Take

Grünbein is one of those figures who reminds me how thin the bridge is between languages. Winning the Georg Büchner Prize at thirty-two marks him as a major voice in German letters, yet outside Europe he is almost invisible. I find that gap fascinating rather than sad. Being shaped by Dresden, a city defined by destruction and rebuilding, surely sharpened his eye for memory and ruin. I admire poets who treat history as raw material rather than decoration, and everything about his trajectory suggests he belongs to that demanding tradition. He is worth seeking out.

Overview

Durs Grünbein (born 9 October 1962) is a German poet and essayist.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Durs Grünbein
Name (Japanese): ドゥルス・グリューンバイン
Reading: どぅるす・ぐりゅーんばいん
Born: October 9, 1962 (age 63)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Tiger
Origin: Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: writer / translator / poet / university teacher / librettist

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

1995 Georg Büchner Prize
2009 Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
2008 Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
2009 Samuel-Bogumil-Linde prize
2006 Berliner Literaturpreis
2004 Friedrich Nietzsche Prize
1993 Nicolas Born Prize for Lyrics
1995 Peter-Huchel-Preis

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role	Year
Notable work	On Snow	—
Notable work	Erklärte Nacht	—

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%82%A5%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%90%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3

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