Gisela von Wysocki
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Gisela von Wysocki

Gisela von Wysocki, born in Berlin, is an essayist, playwright, author of radio plays and literary critic. She studied Musicology in Berlin and Vienna and Philosophy under Theodor W. Adorno. She wrote her doctoral thesis on the Austrian poet Peter Altenberg and was awarded numerous prizes for her work. Her stage plays have created new scenic models for the theatre. Von Wysocki lives in Berlin.

Gisela von Wysocki, born in Berlin, is an essayist, playwright, author of radio plays and literary critic. She studied Musicology in Berlin and Vienna and Philosophy under Theodor W. Adorno. She wrote her doctoral thesis on the Austrian poet Peter Altenberg and was awarded numerous prizes for her work. Her stage plays have created new scenic models for the theatre. Von Wysocki lives in Berlin.

Awards (selection)
Italo-Svevo-Preis 2022
Heinrich-Mann-Preis 2017
Roswitha-Literaturpreis 1996
Hörspielpreis der Deutschen Akademie der Darstellenden Künste 1993
Hörspielpreis der Deutschen Akademie der Darstellenden Künste 1992
Sonderpreis der Kranichsteiner Literaturtage 1987
Theaterpreis der Frankfurter Autorenstiftung 1986
Italo-Svevo-Preis 2022
Heinrich-Mann-Preis 2017
Roswitha-Literaturpreis 1996
Hörspielpreis der Deutschen Akademie der Darstellenden Künste 1993
Hörspielpreis der Deutschen Akademie der Darstellenden Künste 1992
Sonderpreis der Kranichsteiner Literaturtage 1987
Theaterpreis der Frankfurter Autorenstiftung 1986

PUBLICATIONS

The Long Summer
Year of Publication: 2021
Gisela von WysockiYear of Publication: 2021
There are stories that sink unnoticed, undercover as it were, deep into our memory; there are those whose radiance strikes us like a lightning bolt: there is an encounter with a snake at an intersection during this endless »long summer«. A child learns to read and sees his dog transformed into a pathetic bundle of letters. Johann Sebastian Bach’s eye sockets become a topic of...

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Gisela von Wysocki is honoured for her œuvre.