Barbara Honigmann (born 12 February 1949 in East Berlin) is a German author, artist and theater director.
Honigmann is the daughter of Jewish emigrant parents, who returned to East Berlin in 1947 after a period of exile in Great Britain. Her parents were Litzi Friedmann (1910–1991; née Alice Kohlmann), an Austrian Communist who was the first wife of Kim Philby, a member of the Cambridge Five,[1][2][3][4] and Georg Honigmann, PhD (1903–1984).[5] Her mother was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, and worked in film dubbing in her later years. Her father was born in Wiesbaden, Germany and was the chief editor of the Berliner Zeitung while also being a filmmaker. The couple divorced in 1954.[5]
From 1967 to 1972, Barbara Honigmann studied theater at Humboldt University in East Berlin. In the following years she worked as a dramatist and director in Brandenburg and Berlin. She has been a freelance writer since 1975. In 1981, she married Peter Obermann who later took her surname; the two went on to have two children together, Johannes (b. 1976) and Ruben (b. 1983). In 1984, she and Peter left the GDR to move to a German Jewish community in Strasbourg, France. Honigmann began finally to explore her German roots in the end of the 20th century [6]
According to Emily Jeremiah from The Institute of Modern Languages Research, "Honigmann’s texts are also paradigmatic of post-exile writings by German-Jewish authors. In addition, they offer examples of literary reactions to the demise of the GDR by its decamped intellectuals, and represent the articulations of a new generation of women writers" [7]
Honigmann worked for many years in theater as a playwright and dramatist. In addition to working in Brandenburg, she also worked in the Deutsches Theater in Berlin. Some of the plays she wrote were later changed into radio plays.[8]
Both of her plays and radio plays have elements of fairy tales or historical lives weaved into them. One of Honigmann's radio plays was awarded with "radio play of the month" by the South German Radio Station.[citation needed]
^"Barbara Honigmann – Was verbindet den Talmud und Ihre Romane?". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). Retrieved 10 December 2018.
^Jeremiah, Emily. . Modern Languages. The Institute of Modern Languages Research. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
^Fries, Marilyn (1 June 1990). "Text as Locus, Inscription as Identity: On Barbara Honigmann's Roman von einem Kinde". Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature. 14 (2). doi:10.4148/2334-4415.1252. ISSN 2334-4415.
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Barbara Honigmann born 12 February 1949 in East Berlin is a German author artist and theater director Honigmann is the daughter of Jewish emigrant parents who returned to East Berlin in 1947 after a period of exile in Great Britain Her parents were Litzi Friedmann 1910 1991 nee Alice Kohlmann an Austrian Communist who was the first wife of Kim Philby a member of the Cambridge Five 1 2 3 4 and Georg Honigmann PhD 1903 1984 5 Her mother was born in Vienna Austria Hungary and worked in film dubbing in her later years Her father was born in Wiesbaden Germany and was the chief editor of the Berliner Zeitung while also being a filmmaker The couple divorced in 1954 5 From 1967 to 1972 Barbara Honigmann studied theater at Humboldt University in East Berlin In the following years she worked as a dramatist and director in Brandenburg and Berlin She has been a freelance writer since 1975 In 1981 she married Peter Obermann who later took her surname the two went on to have two children together Johannes b 1976 and Ruben b 1983 In 1984 she and Peter left the GDR to move to a German Jewish community in Strasbourg France Honigmann began finally to explore her German roots in the end of the 20th century 6 According to Emily Jeremiah from The Institute of Modern Languages Research Honigmann s texts are also paradigmatic of post exile writings by German Jewish authors In addition they offer examples of literary reactions to the demise of the GDR by its decamped intellectuals and represent the articulations of a new generation of women writers 7 Contents 1 Life in the theater 2 Awards 3 Works 4 Translations 5 References 6 External linksLife in the theater EditHonigmann worked for many years in theater as a playwright and dramatist In addition to working in Brandenburg she also worked in the Deutsches Theater in Berlin Some of the plays she wrote were later changed into radio plays 8 Both of her plays and radio plays have elements of fairy tales or historical lives weaved into them One of Honigmann s radio plays was awarded with radio play of the month by the South German Radio Station citation needed Awards Edit1986 Aspekte Literaturpreis 1992 Stefan Andres Preis de 1994 Nicolas Born Preis fur Lyrik de 1996 Ehrengabe der Deutschen Schillerstiftung 2000 Kleist Prize 2001 Jeanette Schocken Preis 2004 Solothurner Literaturpreis 2004 Koret Jewish Book Award 2011 Max Frisch PrizeWorks EditDas singende springende Loweneckerchen Berlin 1979 Der Schneider von Ulm Berlin 1981 Don Juan Berlin 1981 Roman von einem Kinde Darmstadt u a 1986 ISBN 3 423 12893 3 Eine Liebe aus nichts Reinbek Rowohlt 1991 ISBN 3 499 13245 1 Soharas Reise Berlin 1996 ISBN 3 499 22495 X Am Sonntag spielt der Rabbi Fussball Heidelberg Wunderhorn 1998 ISBN 3 88423 134 0 Damals dann und danach Munchen Hanser 1999 ISBN 3 446 19668 4 Alles alles Liebe Munich dtv 2000 ISBN 3 423 13135 7 Ein Kapitel aus meinem Leben Munich Hanser 2004 ISBN 3 446 20531 4 Das Gesicht wiederfinden Uber Schreiben Schriftsteller und Judentum Munich Hanser 2006 ISBN 3 446 20681 7 amp ISBN 978 3 446 20681 6 Blick ubers Tal Zu Fotos von Arnold Zwahlen Basel Weil am Rhein Engeler 2007 ISBN 978 3 938767 38 2 Das uberirdische Licht Ruckkehr nach New York Munich Hanser 2008 ISBN 3 446 23085 8 amp ISBN 978 3 446 23085 9 Bilder von A Munich Hanser 2011 ISBN 3 446 23742 9 amp ISBN 978 3 446 23742 1 Chronik meiner Strasse Munich Hanser 2015 ISBN 3 446 24762 9 amp ISBN 978 3 446 24762 8Translations EditLev Ustinov Die Holz Eisenbahn Berlin 1979 with Nelly Drechsler Anna Akhmatova Vor den Fenstern Frost Berlin 1988 with Fritz Mierau References Edit Spies and lovers The Guardian 10 May 2003 Records identify Alice Kohlmann as the Soviet agent with the code name Mary Volodarsky Boris 2015 Stalin s Agent The Life and Death of Alexander Orlov Oxford Oxford University Press p 85 ISBN 9780199656585 Trahair Richard 2009 Encyclopedia of Cold War Espionage Spies and Secret Operations New York Enigma Books p 141 ISBN 9781929631759 a b Barbara Honigmann Jewish Women s Archive jwa org Retrieved 10 December 2018 Barbara Honigmann Was verbindet den Talmud und Ihre Romane Deutschlandfunk Kultur in German Retrieved 10 December 2018 Jeremiah Emily Barbara Honigmann Modern Languages The Institute of Modern Languages Research Archived from the original on 20 December 2016 Retrieved 12 December 2016 Fries Marilyn 1 June 1990 Text as Locus Inscription as Identity On Barbara Honigmann s Roman von einem Kinde Studies in 20th amp 21st Century Literature 14 2 doi 10 4148 2334 4415 1252 ISSN 2334 4415 Barbara Honigmann in Jewish Women s ArchiveExternal links EditBarbara Honigmann on artnet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barbara Honigmann amp oldid 1132617927, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
