Margrit Irgang
Margrit Irgang (born January 8, 1948 in Bad Kissingen ) is a German writer .
Life
Irgang began his first publications in alternative literary magazines such as the watering can in the mid-1970s . Since 1982 she has been a full-time freelance writer. In 1983 her first reviews appeared in the features section of the Süddeutsche Zeitung , and in 1989 Deutschlandfunk broadcast her first book review . During the 1990s, Bayerischer Rundfunk was her main broadcaster, and since 1996 she has been writing literary reviews and author portraits, primarily for SWR .
In addition to literature for children, Margrit Irgang has published several books on Zen , a topic with which she has been concerned in theory and practice since her youth. Numerous articles and some radio features were published about her travels through Europe, America and Asia. Irgang lives near Freiburg im Breisgau .
Awards
- 1985: Bavarian State Prize for Literature
- 1985: Scholarship from the German Literature Fund
- 1986: Literature Prize of the City of Munich "Munich Year of Literature"
- 1987/88: Villa Massimo scholarship, Rome
- 1988: Marburg Literature Prize , Sponsorship Prize
- Work grants from the Association of German Writers in Baden-Württemberg
Works
- Very nice people. Roman, rororo, Reinbek 1984, ISBN 3-499-15411-0 .
- Min. The story of happiness and glass. Benziger Verlag, Zurich 1984, ISBN 3-545-36391-0 .
- Looks, stories. Piper Verlag, Munich 1987, ISBN 3-492-03159-5 .
- The first and only story of Thought Land. Children's book, Oetinger Verlag, Hamburg 1994, ISBN 3-7891-3801-0 .
- Zen book of the art of living. Herder Verlag, Freiburg 2001, extended new edition 2006, ISBN 3-451-05677-1 .
- This moment. Theseus Verlag, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-89620-309-6 .
- Go where there is no path and leave a trail - encouragement to attachment. Herder Verlag, Freiburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-451-06111-0 .
- Wonderful imperfection. The Zen book of the art of living. Herder Verlag, Freiburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-451-06281-0 .
- Luminous silence - In search of the mindful life. Herder Verlag, Freiburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-451-30732-4 .
- The preciousness of the moment - What death teaches for life. Kreuz Verlag, Freiburg 2015, ISBN 978-3-451-61303-6 .
- Just say yes . A story. rowohlt repertoire, Reinbek 2017, ISBN 978-3-688-10643-1
- As editor
- Book of joy. Herder Spectrum, Freiburg 2001, ISBN 3-451-05071-4 .
- As a translator
- Adyashanti: Jesus, the Zen Master , Herder Verlag 2017, ISBN 978-3-451-37689-4 .
broadcast
- Rabennacht, SWF 1995, 45 minutes
- Angel. Forays into a world that is not always heavenly, SWR 1999, 60 minutes
- What is creative power? SWR 2002, 60 minutes
- Oh, loving me brings conflict and distress! The women in the life and work of Hermann Hesse, SWR 2002, 90 minutes
- If you go then go! Zen in the West - developments, misunderstandings, opportunities, SWR 2002, 90 minutes
- Singing for the Warsaw Dead, SWR 2002, 60 minutes
- About someone who set out to find silence, SWR 2003, 90 minutes
- Death is a great teacher, SWR 2003, 90 minutes
- If only I could give him the moon, SWR 2004, 90 minutes
- The art of mindful living, SWR 2004, 90 minutes
- The sound of a new generation, SWR 2005, 60 minutes
- Why can't I stop thinking about you The story of the sisters Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell, SWR 2005, 60 minutes
- Sense and Stubbornness, SWR 2005, 90 minutes
- Here & there and back and forth, SWR 2008, 60 minutes
- Zen and the desire to create order, SWR 2010, 25 minutes
- The metamorphoses of Cassandra. Old myths retold. SWR 2010, 30 minutes
- Im Labyrinth, SWR 2010, 25 minutes
- Leisure. Plea for creative pause. SWR 2011, 25 minutes
- Let thoughts go. Meditation beyond religion. SWR 2011, 25 minutes
Web links
- Literature by and about Margrit Irgang in the catalog of the German National Library
- Personal website . Text samples can also be found here.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Irgang, Margrit |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1948 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bad Kissingen |