Ulrich Plenzdorf
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Ulrich Plenzdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈʊlʁɪç ˈplɛnt͡s̩ˌdɔʁf] (listen); 26 October 1934 – 9 August 2007) was a German author and dramatist.
Life[]
Born in Berlin, Plenzdorf studied Philosophy in Leipzig, but graduated with a degree in film. He found work at DEFA.
He became famous in both East and West Germany for his socially critical work titled "Die neuen Leiden des jungen W." Written in the jargon of the GDR-youth of the 1970s, it details the tragic story of a young man and his attempt to break free from his stifling middle class environment, drawing parallels between his own life and that of the protagonist in Goethe's work The Sorrows of Young Werther (Die Leiden des jungen Werther) (1774).
From 2004 to 2007, Plenzdorf was a guest lecturer at the Deutsches Literaturinstitut in Leipzig.
He died near Berlin of undisclosed causes, aged 72.
Awards and honors[]
- 1973 Heinrich-Mann-Preis
- 1978 Ingeborg-Bachmann-Preis
Works[]
- Die neuen Leiden des jungen W.
- Der alte Mann, das Pferd, die Straße (1974)
- Buridans Esel (1976) (Drama based on the novel by Günter de Bruyn)
- Auszug (1977)
- kein runter kein fern (1978)
- Legende vom Glück ohne Ende (1979) (extended novel based on the film Die Legende von Paul und Paula)
- Gutenachtgeschichte (1980)
- Ein Tag länger als ein Leben (1986)
- Freiheitsberaubung (1987)
- Eins und Eins ist Uneins
Screenwriter[]
- Follow Me, Scoundrels (dir. Ralf Kirsten, 1964) — based on a novel by
- Herrmann Zschoche, 1965, released: 1990) (dir.
- Weite Straßen – stille Liebe (dir. Herrmann Zschoche, 1969) — based on a novel by
- Gisela Karau (dir. , 1971) — based on stories by
- The Legend of Paul and Paula (dir. Heiner Carow, 1973)
- Herrmann Zschoche, 1974) (dir.
- Die neuen Leiden des jungen W. (dir. , 1976, TV film, West Germany)
- Herrmann Zschoche, 1980) — based on the novel Buridans Esel by Günter de Bruyn (dir.
- Es geht seinen Gang oder Mühen in unserer Ebene (dir. Erich Loest , 1981, TV film, West Germany) — based on a novel by
- Frank Beyer, 1981, TV film, West Germany) — based on a novel by (dir.
- Herrmann Zschoche, 1983) — based on a novel by Benno Pludra (dir.
- Frank Beyer, 1984) — based on a novel by Christoph Meckel (dir.
- Ein fliehendes Pferd (dir. Peter Beauvais, 1985, TV film, West Germany) — based on a novella by Martin Walser
- Rainer Simon, 1991) — based on a story by Franz Fühmann (dir.
- (dir. Christian Steinke, 1991, TV film)
- Frank Beyer, 1991) — based on a story by Volker Braun (dir.
- Vater Mutter Mörderkind (dir. Heiner Carow, 1993, TV film)
- Liebling Kreuzberg (dir. , 1994, TV series, 13 episodes) — TV series created by Jurek Becker
- Das andere Leben des Herrn Kreins (dir. Andreas Dresen, 1994, TV film) — based on the play The Professional by Dušan Kovačević
- The Drinker by Hans Fallada (dir. , 1995, TV film) — based on the novel
- (dir. , 1995, TV film) — based on a novel by
- Abgehauen (dir. Frank Beyer, 1998, TV film) — based on the autobiography of Manfred Krug
- Jo Baier, 1998, TV miniseries) — based on a novel by Erwin Strittmatter (dir.
Film adaptations[]
- Die neuen Leiden des jungen W., directed by Die neuen Leiden des jungen W.) (1976, TV film, based on the novel
- Nuoren Wertherin jäljillä, directed by Jarmo Lampela (2013, based on the novel Die neuen Leiden des jungen W.)
References[]
- 1934 births
- 2007 deaths
- Writers from Berlin
- East German writers
- German male dramatists and playwrights
- 20th-century German dramatists and playwrights
- 20th-century German male writers
- Leipzig University alumni
- Heinrich Mann Prize winners
- Ingeborg Bachmann Prize winners
- Recipients of the Heinrich Greif Prize