Literature year 1943
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Overview of the literature years
Further events
Literature year 1943 | |
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Thomas Mann completes his novel - Tetralogy Joseph and his brothers . |
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The first edition of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's short story The Little Prince appears in New York City . |
Else Lasker-Schüler publishes her last volume of poems, Mein bluues Klavier , in Jerusalem . |
Events
prose
- January 4th : In exile in California, Thomas Mann completes his novel - Tetralogy Joseph and his brothers . The tetralogy includes the novels:
- The stories of Jacob (date of origin: December 1926 - October 1930)
- The young Joseph (date of origin: January 1931 - June 1932)
- Joseph in Egypt (Date of origin: July 1932 - 23 August 1936)
- Joseph the breadwinner (date of creation: August 10, 1940 - January 4, 1943).
- April 6 : The first edition of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's short story The Little Prince is published in New York City with his own illustrations, both in the French original ( Le Petit Prince ) and in an English translation ( The Little Prince ) by Katherine Woods. Since Saint-Exupéry already has a contract with the publisher Éditions Gallimard , the latter is suing the American publisher.
- Simone de Beauvoir's first novel, L'Invitée, is published in Paris .
- The short story The Sword of Roald Dahl appears in the journal The Atlantic Monthly .
Poetry
- Else Lasker-Schüler publishes her last volume of poems, Mein bluues Klavier , in Jerusalem . The volume contains 32 poems, 18 of which have been published earlier, and a short prose text. It also contains the elegy My blue piano, first published in 1937 .
drama
- February 4th : Bertolt Brechts with the collaboration of Ruth Berlau and Margarete Steffin composed play The Good Man of Sezuan has its world premiere at the Schauspielhaus Zurich . Directs this epic drama leads Leonard Steckel .
- September 9th : Bertolt Brecht's Life of Galileo premieres in Zurich.
Periodicals
- January: The year after homosexuality was decriminalized, the first edition of the gay magazine Der Kreis appears in Switzerland . The first editor and editor is the actor Karl Meier .
religion
- September 30th : Pope Pius XII. publishes the encyclical Divino afflante Spiritu . The third of the Bible encyclicals deals with the use of the Bible and Bible explanations and admits scientific and historical errors in the Bible.
Awards ceremonies
- Frost Medal : Edna St. Vincent Millay
- Grand Schiller Prize : Peider Lansel
- Johann Peter Hebel Prize : Jakob Schaffner
- Nobel Prize for Literature : no award
- O Henry Prize : Livvie Is Back by Eudora Welty
- Premio Atenea (selection): Aguas abajo by Marta Brunet
- Prix Goncourt / Roman : Passage de l'Homme by Marius Grout
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Pulitzer Prizes (selection):
- Novel: Dragon's Teeth by Upton Sinclair
- Drama: The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder
- Seal: A Witness Tree by Robert Frost
Born
January to April
- January 3 : Reinhold Massag , German author and actor († 1999 )
- January 4th : Emil Zopfi , Swiss author
- January 6 : Osvaldo Soriano , Argentine writer and journalist († 1997 )
- January 9 : Peter Zurek , Austrian journalist († 2013 )
- January 10 : Peter Strauch , German theologian, book author and songwriter
- January 11th : Eduardo Mendoza , Spanish writer
- January 14th : Oscar Bronner , Austrian newspaper editor and painter
- January 20 : Einar Førde , Norwegian social democratic politician and journalist († 2004 )
- January 22nd : Wilhelm Genazino , German writer († 2018 )
- January 25 : Agata Hikari , Japanese writer († 1992 )
- January 28 : Manfred Jendryschik , German narrator, poet, essayist and editor
- February 4th : Otto Lohmüller , German painter, sculptor and author of Boy Scout adventure books
- February 5 : Michael Mann , American director, producer, and screenwriter
- February 7th : Danilo Arbilla Frachia , Uruguayan journalist
- February 7th : Finnbogi Ísakson , Faroese journalist, writer and politician († 2005 )
- February 13 : Friedrich Christian Delius , German writer
- February 14 : Ischa Meijer , Dutch journalist, writer and talk show host († 1995 )
- February 15 : Elke Heidenreich , German author, cabaret artist, presenter and journalist
- February 20 : Diana L. Paxson , American historical fantasy novelist
- February 21 : Lyudmila Ulitskaya , Russian writer
- February 22 : Eduard Limonow , Russian writer and politician († 2020 )
- February 28 : Gerda Anger-Schmidt , Austrian children's book author († 2017 )
- March 1 : Jürgen Alexander Heß , German illustrator († 2001 )
- March 1st : Franz Hohler , Swiss writer, cabaret artist and songwriter
- March 2 : Peter Straub , American writer
- March 6th : Gert Sudholt , German publicist and publisher
- March 12th : Mina Assadi , Persian poet and author
- March 13 : André Téchiné , French screenwriter and film director
- March 14 : Marie Hüllenkremer , German journalist and politician († 2004 )
- March 20 : Gerard Malanga , American writer, photographer and filmmaker
- March 26 : Paolo Maurensig , Italian writer
- March 26 : Robert Woodward , American journalist and reporter
- March 29 : Eric Idle , British actor, film producer, director, composer and writer
- April 2 : Troels Kløvedal , Danish writer († 2018 )
- April 4 : Michael Schneider , German writer
- April 5 : Werner J. Egli , Swiss writer
- April 19 : Gudrun Reinboth , German writer
- April 22nd : Janet Evanovich , American writer
- April 22nd : Louise Glück , American poet and essayist
- April 24th : Dick Matena , Dutch comic artist and author
- April 30 : David Zane Mairowitz , European-American writer
May to August
- May 7 : Peter Carey , Australian writer
- May 8 : Pat Barker , British writer and historian
- May 18 : Jacques-Pierre Amette , French writer
- May 20 : Justin Cartwright , British writer of South African descent († 2018 )
- May 31 : Jonis Agee , American writer
- June 10 : Peter Kurzck , German writer († 2013 )
- June 10 : Volker Wahl , German archivist and historian
- June 14th : Jeanine Meerapfel , Argentinian-German film director, screenwriter and film lecturer
- June 22 : Thomas Elsaesser , German film historian, essayist and biographer († 2019 )
- June 23 : Paul Kersten , German writer and radio editor († 2020 )
- June 28 : Ryszard Krynicki , Polish poet, translator of German poetry and publisher
- June 30th : Hartmann von der Tann , German journalist
- July 15 : Doris Runge , German writer
- July 16 : Reinaldo Arenas , Cuban writer († 1990 )
- July 16 : Walter Schenker , Swiss writer († 2018 )
- July 23 : Irina Liebmann , German writer
- July 27 : Sō Aono , Japanese writer
- July 27 : Dirk Hoeges , German Romanist, historian, translator and publisher († 2020 )
- July 29th : Jürg Jegge , Swiss moderator, educator and writer
- July 30th : Horst Neißer , German writer, publisher and librarian
- August 2 : Rainer Nägele , American literary scholar
- August 3 : Steven Millhauser , American writer
- August 7 : Franz Josef Wagner , German tabloid journalist
- August 9 : Bernhard C. Wintzek , German publicist († 2018 )
- August 14 : Herbert Exenberger , Austrian librarian and publicist († 2009 )
- August 14 : Wolf Wondratschek , German writer
- August 23 : Nelson DeMille , American writer
- August 26 : Angelika Mechtel , German writer († 2000 )
September to December
- September 12 : Michael Ondaatje , Canadian writer
- September 13 : Åke Arne Gunder Andersson , Swedish writer and cultural journalist
- September 21 : Klaus Kordon , German writer
- September 24 : Antonio Tabucchi , Italian writer, literary scholar and translator († 2012 )
- September 26 : Helga Lippelt , German writer
- October 6 : Joachim Walther , German writer († 2020 )
- October 8 : RL Stine , American children's author
- October 9 : Barbara Beuys , German writer
- October 12 : Heinrich Pachl , German cabaret artist, actor, author and filmmaker († 2012 )
- October 13 : Rick Boyer , American writer
- October 23 : Jorge Arbeleche , Uruguayan writer, essayist and lecturer
- October 26 : João Casimiro Namorado de Aguiar , Portuguese writer († 2010 )
- November 6 : Sasha Sokolov , Russian writer
- November 7 : Stephen Greenblatt , American literary scholar
- November 9 : Michael Kunze , German songwriter, writer and librettist
- November 22 : William Kotzwinkle , American writer
- November 30th : Michail Krausnick , German writer († 2019 )
- November 30th : Terrence Malick , American screenwriter, director, and film producer
- November 30 : Joel Shatzky , American writer and literature professor († 2020 )
- December 3 : Nili Mirsky , Israeli translator († 2018 )
- December 9 : Michael Krüger , German writer, poet, publisher and translator
- December 13th : Arturo Ripstein , Mexican director, producer and screenwriter
- December 16 : Frank Göhre , German writer
- December 17th : Ludger Lütkehaus , German philosopher and literary scholar († 2019 )
- December 23 : Bárður Jákupsson , Faroese painter, graphic artist and author of art books
- December 24th : Godehard Schramm , German writer, storyteller and radio editor
Exact date of birth unknown
- Eric Åkerlund , Swedish writer and teacher
- Gerd Appenzeller , German journalist
- Davi Arrigucci Júnior , Brazilian author and literary scholar
- Christine Evans , English poet
- Razeq Fani , Afghan poet and writer († 2007 )
- Sven-Åke Johansson , Swedish composer, musician, author and visual artist
- Jutta Motz , German writer
- Lothar Schneider , German cartoonist
- Josef Winiger , Swiss translator and author
Died
Date of death secured
- January 13 : Rudolf Huch , German lawyer and writer (* 1862 )
- January 13 : Else Ury , German writer and children's book author (* 1877 )
- January 30th : Pierre-Barthélemy Gheusi , French writer, journalist and theater manager (* 1865 )
- February 3 : Rudolf Herzog , German journalist and writer (* 1869 )
- February 3 : Otto Schmeil , German botanist, educator and specialist book author (* 1860 )
- February 6 : Bogislav von Selchow , German writer and naval officer (* 1877 )
- February 12 : Kurata Hyakuzō , Japanese writer (* 1891 )
- February 16 : Mildred Harnack , American-German literary scholar, resistance fighter (* 1902 )
- March 5 : Bedřich Václavek , Czech literary critic and theorist (* 1897 )
- March 15 : Karl Schönherr , Austrian playwright (* 1867 )
- April 16 : Carlos Arniches y Barrera , Spanish playwright and writer (* 1866 )
- May 17 : Johanna Elberskirchen , German author and feminist activist (* 1864 )
- June 12 : Hanns Heinz Ewers , German writer (* 1871 )
- June 24th : Otto Rühle , German politician and writer (* 1874 )
- June 24th : Alice Rühle-Gerstel , German writer (* 1894 )
- July 30th : Anna Croissant-Rust , German writer (* 1860 )
- August 5 : Adam Kuckhoff , German writer, resistance fighter (* 1887 )
- August 12 : Kurt Eggers , German writer and Nazi cultural politician (* 1905 )
- August 21 : Henrik Pontoppidan , Danish writer (* 1857 )
- September 6th : Omar Cáceres , Chilean poet (* 1904 )
- October 7th : Marguerite Radclyffe Hall , British writer (* 1880 )
- October 8 : Otto Erler , German playwright (* 1872 )
- October 22nd : Josef Venantius von Wöss , Austrian church musician, composer and publisher's editor (* 1863 )
- October 24 : Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau , Canadian poet and essayist (* 1912 )
- November 5 : Elza Pliekšāne , Latvian poet and playwright (* 1865 )
- November 19 : Georg Hermann , German writer (* 1871 )
- November 21 : Ernst zu Reventlow , German naval officer, writer and politician (* 1869 )
- November 23 : Wilhelm von Arnim-Lützlow , German author (* 1879 )
- November 23 : Bruno Satori-Neumann , German theater scholar (* 1886 )
- November 26 : Charles GD Roberts , Canadian poet and writer (* 1860 )
- December 2 : Johan Nordahl Grieg , Norwegian writer, poet, playwright and journalist (* 1902 )
- December 22nd : Beatrix Potter , English children's book author (* 1866 )
- December 29 : Martin Faßbender , German professor, publicist and politician (* 1856 )
Exact date of death unknown
- Wassili Iwanowitsch Anutschin , Russian ethnographer and journalist (* 1875 )
- Emir Emin Arslan , Ottoman politician, diplomat, writer and publisher (* 1868 )
- Yusif Vəzir Çəmənzəminli , Azerbaijani writer and statesman (* 1887 )
Web links
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