Die zikaden ingeborg bachmann biography

Pseudonym: Ruth Keller. Nationality: Austrian. Born: Klagenfurt, 25 June 1926. Education: Studied jurisprudence and philosophy in Innsbruck, Graz, and Vienna, 1945-50, University of Vienna, Ph.D. 1950. Family: Relationship with Max Frisch, q.v., 1958-early 1960s. Career: Correspondent, U.S. Control kommission, Vienna, 1950; writer for the broadcasting group Red/White/Red Radioplays, 1951-53. Lived in Italy, 1953-57. Visiting scholar, Harvard University, 1955; visiting chair of poetics, University of Frankfurt, 1959-60. Traveled to Egypt and the Sudan, mid-1960s; lived between Munich, Berlin, Zürich, and Rome, 1963-73. Awards: Gruppe 47 prize, 1953, for Die gestundete Zeit; literary prize of the German industry (Stuttgart), 1954; city of Bremen literature prize, 1957; radio play prize of the War Blind, 1959, for Der gute Gott von Manhattan; Association of German Critics literary prize, for Das dreissigste Jahr; Georg Büchner prize, 1964; Aus

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Bachmann, Ingeborg (1926–1973)

One of the 20th century's most significant German-language authors.Pronunciation: ING-a-borg BOCK-mun. Born Ingeborg Bachmann on June 25, 1926, in Klagenfurt in Carinthia, southern Austria; died on October 17, 1973, in Rome from burns suffered in a house fire and complications resulting from a drug withdrawal; daughter of Mathias Bachmann (a teacher) and Olga (Haas) Bachmann; studied philosophy and law in Innsbruck and graz, 1945–46; continued her studies in Vienna, minoring in Germanistik and psychology, 1946–50; wrote her Ph.D. dissertation on the reception of Martin Heidegger's existential philosophy and was awarded her doctorate, 1950; never married but had long-term relationships with the composer Hans Werner Henze and the writer Max Frisch; no children.

Born the eldest of three children; left Klagenfurt to study in Innsbruck and Graz; published her first story at 20 and her first poems three years later; traveled to Paris and London (19

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Ingeborg Bachmann

Austrian poet and author

Ingeborg Bachmann
Photograph of Bachmann by Mario Dondero (c. 1962)
Born	(1926-06-25)25 June 1926 Klagenfurt, Austria
Died	17 October 1973(1973-10-17) (aged 47) Rome, Italy
Pen name	Ruth Keller
Occupation	Poet, short story writer, novelist, translator, journalist
Language	German
Alma mater	University of Vienna (Ph.D. in Philosophy, 23 March 1950) University of Innsbruck University of Graz
Notable works	Die gestundete Zeit (1953, "Time Deferred") Anrufung des großen Bären (1956, "Invocation of Ursa Major") Malina (1971)
Notable awards	Prize of the Group 47 1953 Georg Büchner Prize 1964 Anton Wildgans Prize 1971
Partner	Paul Celan (1950–52, 1957) Max Frisch (1958–63)

Ingeborg Bachmann (Austrian German:[ˈɪŋəbɔrɡˈbaxman]; 25 June 1926 – 17 October 1973) was an Austrian poet and author. She is regarded as one of the major voices of German-language literatur