Christine Haidegger Explained

Christine Haidegger
Birth Date:27 February 1942
Birth Place:Dortmund, Westphalia, Prussia, Germany
Occupation:
  • Writer
  • Poet
Organisation:Salzburg Authors' Group
Awards:Salzburg Poetry Prize
Notable Works:Zum Fenster hinaus (Mama Dear)

Christine Haidegger (27 February 1942 – 5 December 2021) was an Austrian poet and writer whose memoir Zum Fenster hinaus was translated into English as Mama Dear.[1] She was influential in the Salzburg literary scene.

Biography

Haidegger was born to Austrian parents[2] in Dortmund, Germany, and grew up in Upper Austria after World War II.[3] She lived in Salzburg since the mid-1950s. After getting her Matura diploma, she spent considerable time in England, France, Italy, and the U.S. She worked as a freelance writer from 1964 onward.[4] Her first novel Zum Fenster hinaus describes a post-war childhood in Austria. Haidegger founded the (SAG) and was honorary member.[5] She was also significantly involved in the development of the .[6] Haidegger published numerous novels, short stories, travelogues, plays and poems. In 1978, Haidegger took part in the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize in Klagenfurt. In 1991, she was writer-in-residence at Roanoke College in Virginia, US.[7]

Personal life

Haidegger was married to Eberhard Haidegger.[8] They had a daughter, Christina-Maria, who also became a writer and published under the pen name . After her daughter died in 1989, Haidegger managed the estate[9] and initiated the Meta Merz Literature Prize.[10]

Haidegger died on 5 December 2021, at the age of 79.[11] [12]

Works

Haidegger published works of many genres, and edited works by her daughter Meta Merz. The jury of the Salzburg Poetry Award wrote in 2005 that her texts render convincingly both snapshots of seasons, nature and life, and existential experiences such as grief, loneliness, time and transience in an unpretentious language particularly distinguished by its apparent simplicity and careful imagery. ("German: Alle Texte Haideggers verstehen es überzeugend, sowohl Momentaufnahmen von Jahreszeiten, der Natur und des Lebens als auch existenzielle Erfahrungen wie Trauer, Einsamkeit, Zeit und Vergänglichkeit in einer nicht-manierierten Sprache wiederzugeben, die sich besonders durch ihre scheinbare Einfachheit und behutsame Bildhaftigkeit auszeichnet.")

As author

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Autorin in St. Johann: Christine Haidegger liest am 14.03. aus neuem Erzählband "Nach dem Fest" . MeinBezirk.at . 7 February 2019 . de . 6 December 2021.
  2. Web site: Christine Haidegger . Literaturnetz.at . de . 5 December 2021.
  3. Web site: Autorin Christine Haidegger im Literaturhaus Henndorf: Christine Haidegger liest am 08.03.2019 um 19:00 aus ihrem neuen Erzählband "Nach dem Fest" im Literaturhaus Henndorf . MeinBezirk.at . 7 February 2019 . de . 5 December 2021.
  4. Web site: Programm – Von der Zärtlichkeit der Wörter Do, 23.04.2020 . Literaturhaus-salzburg.at . de . 5 December 2021.
  5. Web site: Literaturhaus Wien: Haidegger Christine. www.literaturhaus.at. 6 December 2021.
  6. Web site: Autorin Christine Haidegger gestorben . salzburg.ORF.at . 5 December 2021 . de . 5 December 2021.
  7. Web site: Verstorbene Mitglieder . Grazer Autorinnen Autorenversammlung . de . 5 December 2021.
  8. Web site: Christine Haidegger . Christine Haidegger . 14 November 2015 . de . 5 December 2021 . 6 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211206112927/http://www.christinehaidegger.at/ . dead .
  9. Web site: Programm – Ein Abend für Meta Merz Do, 04.04.2019 . Literaturhaus-salzburg.at . de . 6 December 2021.
  10. Web site: Christine Haidegger führt an unterschiedlichste Orte – FR – 25 01 2019 – 11:05 . oe1.orf.at . 25 January 2019 . de . 6 December 2021.
  11. Web site: Autorin Christine Haidegger ist verstorben . . 5 December 2021 . de . 5 December 2021.
  12. Web site: Christine Haidegger ist gestorben. Salzburger. Nachrichten. 5 December 2021. www.sn.at. 5 December 2021.
  13. Web site: Literaturhaus Wien: Werke. www.literaturhaus.at. 5 December 2021.
  14. Web site: Programm – Im Herzland. Fremd. Mi, 09.04.2008 . Literaturhaus-salzburg.at . de . 5 December 2021.
  15. Web site: Schrofner . Daniel . Buchempfehlung: Christine Haidegger: "Von der Zärtlichkeit der Wörter" . MeinBezirk.at . 3 April 2021 . de . 5 December 2021.
  16. Web site: Salzburger Lyrikpreis für Christine Haidegger . . de . 5 December 2021.
  17. Web site: Christine Haidegger erhält Salzburger Lyrikpreis 2005 . . de . 25 October 2005 . 5 December 2021.
  18. Web site: Greifeneder . Johannes . Autorin, Herausgeberin, treibende literarische Kraft . Stadt Salzburg . de . 6 December 2021.

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