Jens Sparschuh
Encyclopedia
Life
Sparschuh grew up in East BerlinEast Berlin
East Berlin was the name given to the eastern part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It consisted of the Soviet sector of Berlin that was established in 1945. The American, British and French sectors became West Berlin, a part strongly associated with West Germany but a free city...
. After graduation in Halle (Saale) he studied philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
in Leningrad
Leningrad
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from 1973 until 1978. From 1978, he was assistant-scientist at the Humboldt University of Berlin
Humboldt University of Berlin
The Humboldt University of Berlin is Berlin's oldest university, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin by the liberal Prussian educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt, whose university model has strongly influenced other European and Western universities...
and in 1983 he got his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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. After the German reunification
German reunification
German reunification was the process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany , and when Berlin reunited into a single city, as provided by its then Grundgesetz constitution Article 23. The start of this process is commonly referred by Germans as die...
he briefly was member of the New Forum
New Forum
New Forum was a political movement in East Germany formed in the months leading up to the collapse of the East German state. It was founded in September 1989 and was the first independent political movement to be recognised by the Socialist Unity Party of Germany-led state on 8 November 1989...
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From then on, Sparschuh makes his living as a writer.
Awards
- 1988 Anna-Seghers-Preis
- 1990 Hörspielpreis der KriegsblindenHörspielpreis der KriegsblindenHörspielpreis der Kriegsblinden is a literary prize of Germany....
- 1996 Förderpreis of the Literaturpreis der Stadt BremenLiteraturpreis der Stadt BremenLiteraturpreis der Stadt Bremen is a literary prize of Germany....
Non fiction
- Erkenntnistheoretisch-methodologische Untersuchungen zur heuristischen Ausdrucksfähigkeit aussagenlogischer Beweisbegriffe, Berlin 1983
Prose
- Waldwärts, Berlin 1985
- Der große Coup, Berlin 1987
- Kopfsprung, Berlin 1989
- Indwendig, Winsen/Luhe 1990
- Der Schneemensch, Köln 1993
- Parzival Pechvogel, Zürich (etc.) 1994
- Das Vertreterseminar, Köln 1995
- Der Zimmerspringbrunnen, Köln 1995
- French: Fontaine d'appartement, 1999
- Italian: Il venditore di fontane, 2000
- Spuren in der Weltwüste, Lichtenfels 1996
- Ich dachte, sie finden uns nicht, Köln 1997
- Die schöne Belinda und ihr Erfinder, Zürich 1997
- Lavaters Maske, Köln 1999
- Die Elbe, Leipzig 2000 (together with Jörn Vanhöfen and Walter KempowskiWalter KempowskiWalter Kempowski was a German writer. Kempowski was known for his series of novels called German Chronicle and the monumental Echolot , a collage of autobiographical reports, letters and other documents by contemporary witnesses of the Second World War.-Childhood :Walter Kempowski was born in...
) - Stinkstiefel, Zürich 2000
- Eins zu eins, Köln 2003
- Silberblick, Köln 2004
- Vom Tisch, Leipzig 2004
As editor
- Friedrich von Schiller: Der Geisterseher, Berlin 1984
- Friedrich Hebbel: Läuse der Vernunft, Berlin 1987
Radio play pieces
- Ein Nebulo bist du together with Manfred Steffen. Director: Norbert Schaeffer. Prod.: SR/SWF/SDR, 1989. ISBN 3-89813-068-1 (Hörspielpreis der KriegsblindenHörspielpreis der KriegsblindenHörspielpreis der Kriegsblinden is a literary prize of Germany....
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External links
(German)- ub.fu-berlin.de Link collection of the University LibraryUniversity LibraryUniversity Library refers to academic libraries at universities, such as:*Basel University Library*Cambridge University Library*Cornell University Library*De La Salle University Library*Durham University Library*University of the East Library...
of the Free University of BerlinFree University of BerlinFreie Universität Berlin is one of the leading and most prestigious research universities in Germany and continental Europe. It distinguishes itself through its modern and international character. It is the largest of the four universities in Berlin. Research at the university is focused on the...
(German) - Jens Sparschuh in buechernachlese.de.vu Reviews of Ulrich KargerUlrich KargerUlrich Karger is an author and teacher of religion at a school for speech disabled children in Berlin.His publications are aimed at children and adults...
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