Humbert Fink
Humbert Fink , born Luigi Umberto Fink (born August 13, 1933 in Vietri sul Mare near Salerno , Italy ; † May 16, 1992 in Maria Saal , Carinthia ) was an Austrian writer and journalist.
Life
Humbert Fink spent his childhood in southern Italy , after which he lived for many years in Villach , Vienna and Klagenfurt , from 1978 until his death he lived in Maria Saal.
After a volume of poetry and two novels, Fink wrote numerous travel and non-fiction books, especially biographies of historical personalities. In 1957/58 he published the Austrian papers and from 1959 with Paul Kruntorad the booklets for literature and criticism . Fink was a member of Group 47 , ten years after its dissolution, he and Ernst Willner developed the idea of the Ingeborg Bachmann Competition in 1977 . As an author and lecturer, Fink also designed series of programs on ORF , from 1967 two to three programs a week (such as the cultural-political perspectives or journeys under the double-headed eagle ). He was a regular contributor to the Bavarian Radio and other German and Swiss radio stations, author, lecturer and newspaper commentator.
Awards
- 1963: Austrian State Prize for Literature / Stories
- 1965: Theodor Körner Prize
- 1978: Republican Maria Theresa Order for Un-Austrian activities in service to Austria, awarded by Hans Weigel
- 1981: Robert Musil Merit Medal of the City of Klagenfurt
Works (selection)
- Verses from Aquafredda , poems, Verlag Ferd. Kleinmayr, Klagenfurt 1953
- The narrow walls , novel, Henry Goverts Verlag, Stuttgart 1958
- The rejection , novel, Henry Goverts Verlag, Stuttgart 1960
- City stories - On the trail of European history , Rainer Wunderlich Verlag Hermann Leins , Tübingen and Stuttgart 1971
- Angry Dreams - Report on the Mediterranean Countries , Kremayr & Scheriau Verlag, Vienna 1974
- In the beginning there was the Aegean Sea - From Islands and Coasts , Fritz Molden Verlag, Vienna-Munich-Zurich 1976
- Anatolian Elegy - From the Bosporus to Antioch , Fritz Molden Verlag, Vienna-Munich-Zurich-Innsbruck 1977
- Adriatic shores - Montenegro, Dalmatia, Croatian coast, Istria, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, The Marches, Apulia , Fritz Molden Verlag, Vienna-Munich-Zurich-Innsbruck 1978
- Southern Italy - Tears under the Sun , Süddeutscher Verlag, Munich 1979
- Veneto between Lake Garda and Istria - The Doge only came to Asiago , Süddeutscher Verlag, Munich 1980
- Iberian Sun - Mediterranean Spain from Catalonia to Andalusia , Fritz Molden Verlag, Vienna-Munich-Zurich-Innsbruck 1980, 322 pages, ISBN 3217009673
- On pilgrimage routes through Europe - An angel flies over the continent , Paul List Verlag, Munich 1980, ISBN 3471775226
- The Holy Land - From Galilee to Sinai , Fritz Molden Verlag, Vienna-Munich-Zurich-New York 1981, ISBN 3217010353
- Franz von Assisi - Der Mann / Das Werk / Die Zeit , biography, Paul List Verlag, Munich 1981, ISBN 3471775234
- A journey through Tuscany, Umbria and the brands , Süddeutscher Verlag, Munich 1982
- In the footsteps of great archaeologists , Paul List Verlag, Munich 1982
- Martin Luther - The contradicting reformer , biography, Molden - S. Seewald publishing house, Munich 1982, ISBN 3889190049
- I think of Austria - dwarfs, hermaphrodites, second comrades , Molden publishing house - S. Seewald, Munich 1983
- The messengers of God - A cultural history of the saints , Paul List Verlag, Munich 1983, ISBN 3471775331
- The Road to Jerusalem - The Incredible Story of the First Crusade , Paul List Verlag, Munich 1984
- Land of Germans - reports from a strange country , Pinguin-Verlag, Innsbruck / Umschau-Verlag, Frankfurt a. M. 1985
- Encounter with Rome , Pinguin-Verlag, Innsbruck / Umschau-Verlag, Frankfurt a. M. 1986
- I am the master of the world - Friedrich II., The Staufer , biography, Paul List Verlag, Munich 1986
- Encounter with Carinthia , Pinguin-Verlag, Innsbruck / Umschau-Verlag, Frankfurt a. M. 1987
- Encounter with Florence , Pinguin-Verlag, Innsbruck / Umschau-Verlag, Frankfurt a. M. 1988
- Machiavelli , Biographie, Paul List Verlag, Munich 1988, 279 pages, ISBN 3471775374
- Metternich - statesman, player, cavalier , biography, Paul List Verlag, Munich 1989, 287 pages, ISBN 3471775447
- Encounter with Venice , Pinguin-Verlag, Innsbruck / Umschau-Verlag, Frankfurt a. M. 1989
- Joseph II. - Emperor, King and Reformer , biography, ECON Verlag, Düsseldorf, Vienna a. New York 1990, ISBN 3430127491
- Franz Grillparzer , biography, Pinguin-Verlag, Innsbruck / Umschau-Verlag, Frankfurt a. M. 1990, ISBN 3701623368
- On Mantua in Gangs - The life and death of the folk hero Andreas Hofer , biography, ECON Verlag, Düsseldorf, Vienna, New York a. Moscow 1992, ISBN 3-430-12779-3
- In the footsteps of the double-headed eagle - an old Austrian picture sheet , ECON Verlag, Düsseldorf, Vienna, New York a. Moscow 1992
Essays for illustrated books and / or co-editors, many publications also appeared as paperback editions, new editions, translations into several languages, book club or book club editions, special editions: (selection)
- Fink, Humbert: The way to Jerusalem . Frankfurt / M .; Berlin [West]: Ullstein 1987, ISBN 3548343988
- On the trail of the double-headed eagle An old Austrian picture sheet. Düsseldorf; Vienna; New York; Moscow: ECON publ. 1996,
- Fink, Humbert; Planter, Hella; Schiestl, Reiner Impressions from Austria Innsbruck: Pinguin-Verlag 1984, mainly illustrated (partly in color), essay by Humbert Fink. Photos by Hella Planter. Sign. by Reiner Schiestl.
- Metternich statesman, player, cavalier. Eine Biographie , Knaur Taschenbuch 2420; 1993 ISBN 3-426-02420-9
Humbert Fink Literature Prize
Since 2014, the city of Klagenfurt has awarded the Humbert Fink Literature Prize, endowed with 12,000 euros, every two years.
- 2014 - Antonio Fian
- 2016 - Engelbert Obernosterer
- 2018 - Gustav Januš
- 2020 - Anna Baar
Web links
- Literature by and about Humbert Fink in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Humbert Fink in the German Digital Library
- Archive recordings with Humbert Fink in the online archive of the Austrian Media Library (interviews, literature readings)
- Publishing association Österreich-Lexikon
- Life and work of Humbert Fink
Individual evidence
- ^ Culture: Anna Baar receives Humbert Fink Prize orf.at, January 21, 2020, accessed January 21, 2020
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Fink, Humbert |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fink, Luigi Umberto |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian writer and journalist |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 13, 1933 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vietri sul Mare near Salerno , Italy |
DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 1992 |
Place of death | Maria Saal , Carinthia |