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| ⚫ | '''Nico Helminger''' (born 1953) is a [[Luxembourg]] author who has written poetry, novels, plays and libretti for operas. In 2008, he was awarded the [[Batty Weber Prize]] for his literary work.<ref>"Helminger, Guy", ''Luxemburger Lexikon'', Editions Guy Binsfeld, Luxembourg, 2006. {{ |
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[[File:Nico_Helminger_2015.jpg|thumb|Portrait of Nico Helminger 2015]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Nico Helminger''' (born 1953) is a [[Luxembourg]] author who has written poetry, novels, plays and libretti for operas. In 2008, he was awarded the [[Batty Weber Prize]] for his literary work.<ref>"Helminger, Guy", ''Luxemburger Lexikon'', Editions Guy Binsfeld, Luxembourg, 2006. {{in lang|de}}</ref><ref name=CNL>[http://www.cnl.public.lu/auteurs/ecrivains/Nico_Helminger/index.html "Nico Helminger"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319230817/http://www.cnl.public.lu/auteurs/ecrivains/Nico_Helminger/index.html |date=2012-03-19 }}, ''Centre national de littérature''. Retrieved 6 February 2011.{{in lang|de}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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| ⚫ | Born on 1 July 1953 in [[Differdange]], he is the elder brother of the author [[Guy Helminger]]. After graduating from high school in 1972, Helminger went on to study German, [[Romance studies|Romance linguistics]] and drama in Luxembourg, [[Saarbrücken]], [[Vienna]] and [[Berlin]]. In 1980, he went to [[Paris]] where he taught German and history at secondary school. From 1984, he became an independent writer working in [[Munich]], [[Heidelberg]], Paris and Luxemburg, finally settling in [[Esch-sur-Alzette]] in 1999.<ref name=CNL/> |
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| ⚫ | Born on 1 July 1953 in [[Differdange]], he is the elder brother of the author [[Guy Helminger]]. After graduating from high school in 1972, Helminger went on to study German, [[Romance studies|Romance linguistics]] and drama in Luxembourg, [[Saarbrücken]], [[Vienna]] and [[Berlin]]. In 1980, he went to [[Paris]] where he taught German and history at secondary school. From 1984, he became an independent writer working in [[Munich]], [[Heidelberg]], Paris |
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Helminger has written socially critical plays such as ''Miss Minett und de schantchen'' in which he brings out the psychological and social problems suffered in the industrial south-western area of Luxembourg. Other works like ''Kitsch, Läschten eens käe liewen'', and ''Kurzgeschichten'' address domestic violence and loss of hope and purpose as symptoms of an inhuman, materialistic society. He ascribes these trends to the repression of political and social issues as a result of the [[World War II|Second World War]], the power of the church and the media. In his later works (''In eigener säure, Grenzgang'') he introduces increasingly poetic, intertextual and multilingual elements.<ref name=CNL/> |
Helminger has written socially critical plays such as ''Miss Minett und de schantchen'' in which he brings out the psychological and social problems suffered in the industrial south-western area of Luxembourg. Other works like ''Kitsch, Läschten eens käe liewen'', and ''Kurzgeschichten'' address domestic violence and loss of hope and purpose as symptoms of an inhuman, materialistic society. He ascribes these trends to the repression of political and social issues as a result of the [[World War II|Second World War]], the power of the church and the media. In his later works (''In eigener säure, Grenzgang'') he introduces increasingly poetic, intertextual and multilingual elements.<ref name=CNL/> |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1 July 1953 |
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Latest revision as of 13:41, 15 December 2022
Nico Helminger (born 1953) is a Luxembourg author who has written poetry, novels, plays and libretti for operas. In 2008, he was awarded the Batty Weber Prize for his literary work.[1][2]
Biography[edit]
Born on 1 July 1953 in Differdange, he is the elder brother of the author Guy Helminger. After graduating from high school in 1972, Helminger went on to study German, Romance linguistics and drama in Luxembourg, Saarbrücken, Vienna and Berlin. In 1980, he went to Paris where he taught German and history at secondary school. From 1984, he became an independent writer working in Munich, Heidelberg, Paris and Luxemburg, finally settling in Esch-sur-Alzette in 1999.[2]
Helminger has written socially critical plays such as Miss Minett und de schantchen in which he brings out the psychological and social problems suffered in the industrial south-western area of Luxembourg. Other works like Kitsch, Läschten eens käe liewen, and Kurzgeschichten address domestic violence and loss of hope and purpose as symptoms of an inhuman, materialistic society. He ascribes these trends to the repression of political and social issues as a result of the Second World War, the power of the church and the media. In his later works (In eigener säure, Grenzgang) he introduces increasingly poetic, intertextual and multilingual elements.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Helminger, Guy", Luxemburger Lexikon, Editions Guy Binsfeld, Luxembourg, 2006. (in German)
- ^ a b c "Nico Helminger" Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine, Centre national de littérature. Retrieved 6 February 2011.(in German)
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