Uwe Tellkamp
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| Born | 28 October 1968 Dresden, East Germany |
| Occupation | Novelist, physician |
| Notable works | Der Turm |
| Notable awards | German Book Prize 2008 |
Uwe Tellkamp (German pronunciation: [ˈuːvə ˈtɛlˌkamp] Audio file "De-Uwe Tellkamp.ogg" not found; 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.[1] 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.[2]
Political views
[edit | edit source]In 2017 Tellkamp signed the "Charta 2017", criticizing the ostracism of 'New Right' publishers at the Leipzig book fair ("Leipziger Buchmesse").[3][4][5]
Anti-immigration comments
[edit | edit source]Preceding the Leipziger Buchmesse 2018 Tellkamp said:[6] "Most [refugees] are not trying to escape war and prosecution but come [to Germany] to migrate into the social support system, more than 95%."[5][7]
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."".[8][9][10][11]
Works
[edit | edit source]- Der Hecht, die Träume und das Portugiesische Café (2000)[12]
- Der Eisvogel (2005)[13]
- Der Turm (2008)[14]
- Reise zur Blauen Stadt (2009)[15]
- Die Schwebebahn: Dresdner Erkundungen (2012)[16]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ 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/
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- ^ Appell: Charta 2017 - Zu den Vorkommnissen auf der Frankfurter Buchmesse 2017 Wortlaut Charta 2017 auf openpetition.de
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). The Tweet of Suhrkamp publishing house: "Aus gegebenem Anlass: Die Haltung, die in Äußerungen von Autoren des Hauses zum Ausdruck kommt, ist nicht mit der des Verlags zu verwechseln. #Tellkamp"
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- ^ Andreas Montag, Neue Nationale Front "Gemeinsame Erklärung" von Künstlern und Intellektuellen, Mitteldeutsche Zeitung online, 19. März 2018.
- ^ Christian Schröder: Uwe Tellkamp für Solidarität gegen Einwanderer, Tagesspiegel vom 20. März 2018
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