The German writer and literary scientist Silvia Bovenschen is dead. She died at age of 71 years in Berlin, as her publisher, S. Fischer, shared. The publishing director of S. Fischer Publishers, Jörg Bong, wrote that German literature is losing one of its greatest. Bovenschen was "one of most important intellectuals of our time", had a whole generation of literary scholars and literary scholars, influenced by critics and critics, and inspired many authors. Her writing is "a combination of supreme language power, immense thought richness – and intelligent humor".
Bovenschen was born 1946 in Upper Bavarian point. In Frankfurt am Main she studied literary studies, sociology and philosophy. Bovenschens doctoral sis, which appeared 1979 under title of imaginary femininity, is a standard work among feminist writings. "Her dissertation became a brilliant treatise on discrepancy between imagined and actually granted female presence in German literature history," commented time editor Ingeborg Harms two years ago.
During 20 years in which Bovenschen taught at Frankfurt University literary Studies, she wrote several monographs, including period of despair – to Genesis and topicality of witch's image or over-sensitivity – forms of play of Idiosyncrasy (2000). The book is influenced by philosophy of Theodor Adorno, whose lectures she had visited earlier. In addition, Bovenschen published essays on work of painter Sarah Schumann, with whom she later lived in Berlin.
Bovenschen suffered from multiple sclerosis and was refore already in hospital as a young woman often and long. The experience with ir disease influenced Bovenschens autobiographical report to be older (2006), a bestseller celebrated by critics, who made m known nationwide. The book was an "incredible step" for her, author said retrospectively in time, because she was able to write publicly about herself. That had to do with ir illness: The least that was good about se diseases: y gave me inner freedom.
In coming years, more and more fiction works followed. 2008 published Bovenschen fictitious book disappeared, 2009 gave it to who knows what? Her debut as a crime writer. "That was my journey, I wanted to prove something to myself and see if I could unite four genres in one book. Thriller as a pretext, corporate, campus novel and science fiction, "said Bovenschen of time.
How's Georg Laub? (2011) The author published a second novel with only Courage (2013). The comedy, which plays in a residential community of four old women, increases to a furious finale. Again, Bovenschen was praised by critics. The author wrote time to give old one a voice. In Sarah's Law of 2014, Bovenschen wrote about relationship with her partner Sarah Schumann. Just a few weeks ago, after publishing information, she had to lug her new novel and completed advice and aspirations.
Bovenschen has been a member of Berlin Academy of Arts since 2011. 2013 she was inducted into German Academy of Language and poetry. 2014 was awarded Prime Minister's Honorary prize at first Bavarian Book Award.
Date Of Update: 27 October 2017, 12:03
