Peter Härtling

Peter Härtling (13 November 1933 – 10 July 2017) was a German writer, poet, publisher and journalist. He received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his major contribution to German literature. His first children's book, Und das ist die ganze Familie, was published the following year. His children's literature has often focused on social problems involving children.

More reading
 Burckhard Dücker, Peter Härtling, München: Beck: Verlag Edition Text und Kritik, 1983, 
 Maciej Ganczar, Romantische Künstlerfiguren in der Prosa von Peter Härtling, Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 2015, 
Ludvík Václavek: Peter Härtling und Olmütz. In: Lucy Topoľská und Ludvík Václavek: Beiträge zur Deutschsprachigen Literatur in Tschechien. (= Beiträge zur mährischen deutschsprachigen Literatur. Band 3). Univerzita Palackého, Olomouc 2000, , S. 211-214.

Radio
Härtling moderated Literatur im Kreuzverhör, a radio show on the cultural radio station of Hessischer Rundfunk.

 Awards 
Peter Härtling's awards include:
 1964: Deutscher Kritikerpreis for Niembsch
 1965: Lower Saxony Literature Prize for Niembsch
 1966: Ehrengabe des Kulturkreises im Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie for Niembsch. Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger for the French edition of Niembsch
 1971: Gerhart Hauptmann prize of the Freien Volksbühne Berlin for Gilles
 1974: Schubart-Literaturpreis
 1976: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (Children's book) for Oma.
 1977: Stadtschreiber von Bergen
 1978: Wilhelmine-Lübke-Preis
 1980: Zurich children's literature prize La vache qui lit for Ben liebt Anna and Sofie macht Geschichten.
 1982: Naturschutzpreis der Kreisgruppe Groß-Gerau des Bundes für Umwelt und Naturschutz.
 1987: Hermann Sinsheimer prize and Friedrich Hölderlin prize
 1992: Lion Feuchtwanger prize.
 1994: Awarded the title of Professor by the state of Baden-Württemberg
 1995: Awarded the Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz
 1995: Mainzer Stadtschreiber
 1996: Awarded the Wilhelm Leuschner medal of Hessen
 1996: Awarded the Karl Preusker Medal by the German Literature Conference
 2000: Eichendorff Literature Prize
 2001: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (Special prize) for his major contribution to children's literature
 2001: Dresdner Poetikdozentur zur Literatur Mitteleuropas (Publikation )
 2003: Deutscher Bücherpreis for his contribution to literature
 2004: Honorary citizen of Nürtingen
 2006: Gerty Spies Literature Prize
 2006: Finalist, Hans Christian Andersen Award"2006". Hans Christian Andersen Awards. International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). With contemporary material including the press release, 27 March 2006. Retrieved 22 March 2014. 
 2007: Corine Literature Prize of the Bavarian Prime Minister for his contribution to literature
 2010: Jacob Grimm Prize
 2014: Hessischer Kulturpreis

 Music 
Wilhelm Killmayer set nine of his poems in his song cycle  in 1968.

References

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