Uwe Tellkamp
Uwe Tellkamp (German pronunciation: [ˈuːvə ˈtɛlˌkamp]; born 28 October 1968) is a German writer and physician. He practised medicine until 2004. Before the fall of communism, he was enlisted in the National People's Army as a tank commander and imprisoned when he refused to break up a demonstration in October 1989.
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- Born
- 1968. · Dresden.
- Nationality
- Germany and German Democratic Republic.
- Occupation
- physician, novelist, screenwriter and writer.
- Education
- Leipzig University and TU Dresden.
- Honours
- Ingeborg Bachmann Prize, German Book Prize, Dresdner Lyrikpreis, German National Prize and Kulturpreis der deutschen Freimaurer.
- Languages
- German.
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Uwe Tellkamp (German pronunciation: [ˈuːvə ˈtɛlˌkamp]; born 28 October 1968) is a German writer and physician. He practised medicine until 2004. Before the fall of communism, he was enlisted in the National People's Army as a tank commander and imprisoned when he refused to break up a demonstration in October 1989.
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Until the fall of the German Democratic Republic shortly after, he was prohibited from studying medicine. In 2008 Tellkamp was awarded the German Book Prize for his novel Der Turm (The Tower), which describes life in 1980s East Germany.
In 2017 Tellkamp signed the "Charta 2017", criticizing the ostracism of 'New Right' publishers at the Leipzig book fair ("Leipziger Buchmesse").
Anti-immigration comments
Anti-immigration comments
Preceding the Leipziger Buchmesse 2018 Tellkamp said: "Most [refugees] are not trying to escape war and prosecution but come [to Germany] to migrate into the social support system, more than 95%." In March 2018 he signed the "Joint Statement 2018" ("Gemeinsame Erklärung 2018"), declaring: "We observe the damage done to Germany by illegal mass immigration with growing disconcertment. We declare our solidarity with those who are peacefully rallying for the restoration of the constitutional order at the borders of our country."".
Works
Works
Der Hecht, die Träume und das Portugiesische Café (2000) Der Eisvogel (2005) Der Turm (2008) Reise zur Blauen Stadt (2009) Die Schwebebahn: Dresdner Erkundungen (2012)
Uwe Tellkamp bei einer Lesung 2022
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Gewehrsaal in Schloss Ettersburg, Lesung mit Uwe Tellkamp
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Life and career
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1968
Uwe Tellkamp born at Dresden.
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- 1.Philipp Engel: Uwe Tellkamp, Bestseller-Autor und Gewinner des Deutschen Buchpreises über die DDR, den Finanzkapitalismus, das Schreiben und sein nächstes Buch. Interview vom 17. Februar 2009. http://www.ruhrbarone.de/uwe-tellkamp-bestseller-autor-und-gewinner-des-deutschen-buchpreises-uber-die-ddr-den-finanzkapitalismus-das-schreiben-und-sein-nachstes-buch/
- 2.Jane Yager. What was the GDR?. The Sunday Times. December 31, 2008.
- 3.Susanne Dagen reagiert mit einer "Charta 2017" auf die Buchmesse-Vorfälle / "Nicht mehr weit von einer Gesinnungsdiktatur entfernt". 2017-10-17.
- 4.Appell: Charta 2017 - Zu den Vorkommnissen auf der Frankfurter Buchmesse 2017 Wortlaut Charta 2017 auf openpetition.de
- 5.Die süße Krankheit Dresden. 11. 2018-03-14.
- 6.Suhrkamp-Verlag distanziert sich von Uwe Tellkamp. Deutsche Welle. 2018-03-09.
- 7.Umstrittene Äußerungen Uwe Tellkamps/ Suhrkamp geht auf Distanz. 2018-03-09.
- 8.Gemeinsamen Erklärung. 2018-03-15.
- 9.Andreas Montag, Neue Nationale Front "Gemeinsame Erklärung" von Künstlern und Intellektuellen, Mitteldeutsche Zeitung online, 19. März 2018.
- 10.Christian Schröder: Uwe Tellkamp für Solidarität gegen Einwanderer, Tagesspiegel vom 20. März 2018
- 11.Ndr. Wie brisant ist die "Erklärung 2018"?. 2018-03-27.
- 12.Tellkamp, Uwe. Der Hecht, die Träume und das Portugiesische Café. Faber und Faber. 2009. 978-3-86730-101-5.
- 13.Tellkamp, Uwe. Der Eisvogel. Rowohlt Berlin. 2005. 978-3-87134-522-7.
- 14.Tellkamp, Uwe. Der Turm. Suhrkamp. 2008. 978-3-518-42020-1.
- 15.Tellkamp, Uwe. Reise zur blauen Stadt. Insel-Verl. 2009. 978-3-458-19323-4.
- 16.Tellkamp, Uwe. Die Schwebebahn. Insel. 2010. 978-3-458-17489-9.
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