Godehard Schramm
Godehard Schramm (born December 24, 1943 in Konstanz ) is a German writer and storyteller .
Life and work
Schramm spent his childhood from 1948 in Thalmässing in Central Franconia . His father was an elementary school teacher. After studying Slavic Studies in Erlangen and Moscow , he edited the literary magazine UmDruck together with Gerd Scherm in the 1970s . Since 1976 he has been a member of the PEN Center Germany . In 1977 and 1983 he took part in the Ingeborg Bachmann Competition in Klagenfurt .
The central theme of his texts is the Franconian homeland in Europe . For him “home” can mean: a place of remembrance of security and closeness as well as disappointment and sadness; Space for encounters with people, their experiences, ways of life and social problems, and also space for the search for transcendence . Passages in Franconian and Alemannic dialect are just as characteristic of his texts as the examination of Christian themes and symbols and the diverse everyday culture in European regions, such as Italy , France , Holland , Poland and the Ukraine . He is almost always interested in the four tones of people, beliefs, culture and landscape.
In his 2016 work WeitLandWeit - GroßstadtlosGroß , he describes his homeland in a portrait of the Neustadt adAisch-Bad Windsheim district . Schramm was seriously criticized for the representation of the refugee reception since the end of 2015. He described the migration as an "invasion" and the people as "asylum blackmailers". In response to the criticism, Schramm appealed to freedom of expression and stated that he had chosen the words and formulations "with care". The SPD district parliamentary group in Middle Franconia asked whether there was a possibility of revoking the Wolfram von Eschenbach Prize awarded by the Middle Franconia district. The district administrator of the Neustadt Aisch district, Helmut Weiß, who had sponsored the publication of the book, distanced himself from the relevant sections and intended to have the reference to his support be removed in the event that the book was reprinted.
Godehard Schramm lives as a freelance writer in Nuremberg and Emskirchen- Neidhardswinden .
Works
Prose, theoretical texts, essays
- Through the Bay of Biscay at night . Prose. 1978
- The dream pilot . Novel. 1978
- The Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko . His lyrical work 1952–1982 . Dissertation, University of Erlangen 1986
- Wanderer's fantasy: Franconian homeland in Europe; Travel diaries 1983-1988. 1988 ISBN 3-921615-81-X
- as Ed .: Russia cannot be understood with the mind. Self-portraits of the Russian soul. 1989 ISBN 3-475-52617-4
- Danube Venice. A summer in Regensburg. 1995 ISBN 3-924350-42-6
- The sun rose . novel
- Travel to NEA-polis. Youth in Neustadt an der Aisch 2000 ISBN 3-87707-556-8
- My Lake Garda. A literary declaration of love to a landscape 2001 ISBN 3-7766-2078-1
- My kingdom was an apple tree. Childhood novel . Sankt Michaelsbund, 2005 ISBN 3-920821-78-5
- A world empire: my village . Diary novel. WEK-Verlag , 2007
- 888 meters home. Nuremberg told from a street . Hans Carl Verlag, 2007
- The Chancellor and the lake: Lago di Como - land and people, culture and Konrad Adenauer. Corso, Hamburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-86260-044-1 .
- Travel diaries and landscape stories
- Works on the fine arts
- WeitLandWeit - without big cities Neustadt an der Aisch, Ph. CW Schmidt 2016, ISBN 978-3-87707-099-4
Poetry
- Better red than red . Poems, with graphics by Peter Wörfel. Relief Verlag, Munich 1970
- Nuremberg picture book . Poems, with pictures by Michael Mathias Prechtl . Nuremberg 1970
- My pleasure is greater than my pain . Poems. 1975
- Marabou kisses sultana . German-Arabic love poem. With 14 watercolors by Jörg Remé. Verlag Leben in der Sprache, Presseck 2015, ISBN 978-3-940911-42-1
Scenic texts
- Lina and Strano . Fairy tale opera in 3 acts. Music: Heinrich Hartl (op.97)
- Feuerkopf's letters - questions to Paul . Church dream game. Music: Uwe Strübing (op.47; 2000). WP November 14, 2002 Nuremberg ( Klarakirche )
- Talking pieces and texts for radio and television
Audio books
- Over hill and dale . Franconian listening pictures. ISBN 3-920821-36-X
Translations
- Heart strike . Poems by Yevgeny Yevtushenko
- Poems by Nadezhda Mandelstam
Illustrated books
- Uffenheim and its Gollachgau ; Illustrated book in black and white; with pictures by Ottmar Fick; Publisher SEEHARS, Uffenheim (1989)
- Godehard Schramm, Gerald Raab: Bamberg crib paradise. A contemplative tour in 48 chapters . Bamberg: Verlag Fränkischer Tag, 2001, 128 pages, ISBN 3-928648-62-4
Settings
- Walter Zimmermann : Krappmann lives here (1970). Radio play, produced in the Studio Franken of Bayerischer Rundfunk
- Hartmut Schmidt : Grütz the sparrow as a parrot (1995). Recital for speaker and octet. WP 19 ?? ( Arno Fischbacher [speaker], Austrian ensemble for new music , conductor: Herbert Grassl)
- Werner Heider : Mood Change (1995/96) for soprano and piano
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Uwe Strübing :
- Thomas questions on the ladder to heaven (op. 41; 1999) for 2 speaking voices, percussion and organ. WP October 14, 2001 Fürth (St. Michael; Antje Cornelissen and Godehard Schramm [voices], Christine Pesold [drums], Sirka Schwartz-Uppendieck and Thomas Schumann [organ])
- Music for Feuerkopf's letters - questions to Paul . Church dream game (op.47; 2000). Premiere November 14, 2002 Nuremberg ( Klarakirche ; Palestrina Choir, Christine Pesold [drums], conductor and organ: Rolf Gröschel)
- Schneewege (op. 59; 2001). Three songs for soprano and piano. Texts: Schneewege IV, VI, VII. UA April 21, 2004 Bamberg (Audimax of the university ; Irene Kurka [soprano], Susanne Kessel [piano])
- Two songs (op. 82; 2005) for soprano and accordion. WP July 30, 2005 Markt Erlbach (Rangauhalle; Irene Kurka [soprano], Stefan Hippe [accordion])
- 1. Notre-Dame de la Petite Esperance - 2. Canzone ("Little child, for me too, my life starts all over with you ...")
Honors
- 1971 Award of the City of Nuremberg
- 1976 member of the Munich tower scribe
- 1981 Bavarian Art Prize in the literature category
- 1984 Amsterdam Prize: Cultural Foundation Germany - Netherlands
- 1987 Wolfram-von-Eschenbach-Förderpreis of the district of Middle Franconia
- 1990 Friedrich Baur Prize from the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
- 1993 member of the Pegnese Flower Order
- 1996 Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon
- 1998 Otto Grau Culture Prize
- 1999 Else Heiliger grant from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation
- 2001 Culture Prize of the Upper Franconian Foundation , Bayreuth
- 2003 Wolfram von Eschenbach Prize of the Middle Franconia district
- 2003 Cross of Honor of the Pegnese Flower Order
- 2004 (?) Prize from the Tucher family's cultural fund
- 2007 Cavaliere dell ' Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
literature
- Reinhard Knodt : Schramm, Godehard . In: Walther Killy : Literaturlexikon , Vol. 10, p. 393.
- Werner Schuder (Ed.): Schramm, Godehard. In: Kürschner's German Literature Calendar 1984. 59th year. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin and New York 1984, ISBN 3-11-009677-3 , ISSN 0343-0936 , pp. 1094-1095.
Web links
- Literature by and about Godehard Schramm in the catalog of the German National Library
- Godehard Schramm in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Godehard Schramm at literaturportal-bayern.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Nürnberger Nachrichten: Nürnberger author calls refugees "asylum blackmailers" , March 22, 2017
- ^ SPD district day (to the district day president): Change of guidelines for awarding the Wolfram von Eschenbach Prize .
- ^ District Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim: Declaration by the District Administrator of the District Neustadt ad Aisch-Bad Windsheim , March 23, 2017
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Schramm, Godehard |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer, storyteller and radio editor |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1943 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Constancy |