Friedrich Gorenstein (Russian: Фридрих Наумович Горенштейн, tr.Fridrikh Naumovich Gorenshteyn; 18 March 1932 – 2 March 2002) was a Ukrainian Jewish author and screenwriter. His works primarily deal with Stalinism, anti-Semitism, and the philosophical-religious view of a peaceful coexistence between Jews and Christians.
Gorenstein was born in a family of Ukrainian Jews, his father, Naum Isaevich Gorenstein (1902—1937), was a professor of political economy. His mother, Enna Abramovna Prilutskaya, was an educator. During the Stalinist repressions, his father was arrested in 1935 and sent to GULAG. He was shot in 1937 after trying to escape.[1] After the arrest of his father, his mother changed Friedrich’s name to (Felix Prilutsky). He later regained his original name. His mother was the director of a home for juvenile offenders in Berdichev, Ukraine. During the Nazi invasion of 1941, he and his mother were evacuated to Orenburg in the Urals. His mother died of tuberculosis in 1943 in Orenburg. Friedrich was placed in an orphanage. After the war, he was raised by his aunts, Zloty and Rachel, in Berdichev.[2]
Following World War II, Gorenstein struggled as an unskilled worker, until Nikita Khrushchev's De-Stalinization allowed him to return to Kiev.[2] He studied mining in Dnipropetrovsk in the 1950s and worked as a miner and mining engineer in the Ural Mountains and Ukraine.[3]
Gorenstein moved to Moscow in 1962 to complete his scenarist course at the State Film University. He began writing screenplays to support himself. Most of his adaptions were censored, but he managed to finish his works, including writing the script for the 1972 science fiction film Solaris, directed by Andrei Tarkovsky.[2] He also wrote books, but none were published except "Дом с башенкой" (The House with the Tower; 1964).[2]
In 1977 Gorenstein released his works through foreign emigration presses to bypass censorship. That and his membership in the forbidden writers union and Almanach Metropol by Vasily Aksyonov got him in trouble with the Soviet government. He received a scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service and emigrated to Berlin in 1979, working there as a writer until his death in 2002.[2][4] His novel Place was nominated for the 1992 Russian Booker Prize.[5]
Gorenstein's themes reflect the repressive political life he witnessed in Communist Russia. He expressed his belief in a united, peaceful nation with conformity and without totalitarianism and anti-Semitism. His work The House with the Tower has existentialist themes in the style of Franz Kafka, Albert Camus, and Jean-Paul Sartre. Other works move away from existentialism and incorporate religious themes, particularly Judaism. One example is Berdychev, which recounts the life of a Jew in the pre-WWII Ukraine.[2]
Gorenstein, Friedrich (1988). Compagnons de Route [Traveling Companions] (in French). L'Age D'Homme. ISBN2877060047.
Kim ou l'hiver 53: Nouvelles [Kim, or Winter '53: Novellas]. Editions Gallimard. 1989. ISBN2070713156.
Rue Des Aubes Rouges [Street of the Red Dawn] (in French). L'Age D'Homme. 1990. ISBN2825100595.
La Place: roman politique tiré de la vie d'un jeune homme [The Place: A political novel from the life of a young man] (in French). L'Age D'Homme. 1991. ISBN2877061035.
Psalm: Ein betrachtender Roman über die vier Strafen Gottes [Psalm: A Contemplative Novel About the Four Judgments of God] (in German). Rütten & Loening. 1992. ISBN3352004420.
Tschok-Tschok (in Russian). Rütten & Loening. 1993. ISBN3352004692.
Skrjabin: Poem der Ekstase; Roman [Skrjabin: Poem of Ecstasy, A Novel]. Aufbau Verlag GmbH. 1994. ISBN3351022468.
Malen, wie die Vögel singen: ein Chagall-Roman [Paint, As The Birds Sing: a Chagall novel] (in French). Aufbau Verlag GmbH. 1996. ISBN3351023634.
Champagner mit Galle [Champagne With Gall: Stories] (in German). Aufbau Verlag GmbH. 1997. ISBN3351028342.
Redemption. The Russian Library. Translated by Andrew Bromfield. Columbia University Press. 2019. ISBN978-023118515-8.
^Perova, Natasha (1993). Love and Fear. Northwestern University Press. p. 236.
^ abcdefФридрих Наумович Горенштейн (1932-2002) [Friedrich Naumovich Gorenstein (1932-2002)] (in Russian). Electronic Library. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
^ abHetényi, Zsuzsa (2008). In a Maelstrom: The History of Russian-Jewish Prose (1860–1940). Central European University Press. p. 220. ISBN978-9637326912.
^Amory Burchard (4 March 2003). "Geschichten vom Verlust" [Stories of Losses] (in German). Der Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
^ (in Russian). Russian Booker Prize. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
^. MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
^Cody, Gabrielle H. (2007). The Columbia encyclopedia of modern drama: M-Z. Columbia University Press. p. 1169. ISBN978-0231144247.
January 01, 1970
friedrich, gorenstein, russian, Фридрих, Наумович, Горенштейн, fridrikh, naumovich, gorenshteyn, march, 1932, march, 2002, ukrainian, jewish, author, screenwriter, works, primarily, deal, with, stalinism, anti, semitism, philosophical, religious, view, peacefu. Friedrich Gorenstein Russian Fridrih Naumovich Gorenshtejn tr Fridrikh Naumovich Gorenshteyn 18 March 1932 2 March 2002 was a Ukrainian Jewish author and screenwriter His works primarily deal with Stalinism anti Semitism and the philosophical religious view of a peaceful coexistence between Jews and Christians Friedrich GorensteinFriedrich Gorenstein in 1994BornFriedrich Gorenstein18 March 1932KievDied2 March 2002 2002 03 02 aged 69 BerlinOccupationAuthor and screenwriterLanguageRussianNationalitySovietNotable works Dom s bashenkoj The House with the Tower 1964 Solaris 1972 Contents 1 Biography 2 Themes 3 Selected works 4 Filmography 5 External links 6 ReferencesBiography editGorenstein was born in a family of Ukrainian Jews his father Naum Isaevich Gorenstein 1902 1937 was a professor of political economy His mother Enna Abramovna Prilutskaya was an educator During the Stalinist repressions his father was arrested in 1935 and sent to GULAG He was shot in 1937 after trying to escape 1 After the arrest of his father his mother changed Friedrich s name to Felix Prilutsky He later regained his original name His mother was the director of a home for juvenile offenders in Berdichev Ukraine During the Nazi invasion of 1941 he and his mother were evacuated to Orenburg in the Urals His mother died of tuberculosis in 1943 in Orenburg Friedrich was placed in an orphanage After the war he was raised by his aunts Zloty and Rachel in Berdichev 2 Following World War II Gorenstein struggled as an unskilled worker until Nikita Khrushchev s De Stalinization allowed him to return to Kiev 2 He studied mining in Dnipropetrovsk in the 1950s and worked as a miner and mining engineer in the Ural Mountains and Ukraine 3 Gorenstein moved to Moscow in 1962 to complete his scenarist course at the State Film University He began writing screenplays to support himself Most of his adaptions were censored but he managed to finish his works including writing the script for the 1972 science fiction film Solaris directed by Andrei Tarkovsky 2 He also wrote books but none were published except Dom s bashenkoj The House with the Tower 1964 2 In 1977 Gorenstein released his works through foreign emigration presses to bypass censorship That and his membership in the forbidden writers union and Almanach Metropol by Vasily Aksyonov got him in trouble with the Soviet government He received a scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service and emigrated to Berlin in 1979 working there as a writer until his death in 2002 2 4 His novel Place was nominated for the 1992 Russian Booker Prize 5 In 1995 he was a member of the jury at the 19th Moscow International Film Festival 6 Themes editGorenstein s themes reflect the repressive political life he witnessed in Communist Russia He expressed his belief in a united peaceful nation with conformity and without totalitarianism and anti Semitism His work The House with the Tower has existentialist themes in the style of Franz Kafka Albert Camus and Jean Paul Sartre Other works move away from existentialism and incorporate religious themes particularly Judaism One example is Berdychev which recounts the life of a Jew in the pre WWII Ukraine 2 Selected works editDie Suhne The Atonement in German Luchterhand 1979 ISBN 3472864907 Gorenstein Friedrich 1988 Compagnons de Route Traveling Companions in French L Age D Homme ISBN 2877060047 Kim ou l hiver 53 Nouvelles Kim or Winter 53 Novellas Editions Gallimard 1989 ISBN 2070713156 Rue Des Aubes Rouges Street of the Red Dawn in French L Age D Homme 1990 ISBN 2825100595 La Place roman politique tire de la vie d un jeune homme The Place A political novel from the life of a young man in French L Age D Homme 1991 ISBN 2877061035 Psalm Ein betrachtender Roman uber die vier Strafen Gottes Psalm A Contemplative Novel About the Four Judgments of God in German Rutten amp Loening 1992 ISBN 3352004420 Tschok Tschok in Russian Rutten amp Loening 1993 ISBN 3352004692 Skrjabin Poem der Ekstase Roman Skrjabin Poem of Ecstasy A Novel Aufbau Verlag GmbH 1994 ISBN 3351022468 Malen wie die Vogel singen ein Chagall Roman Paint As The Birds Sing a Chagall novel in French Aufbau Verlag GmbH 1996 ISBN 3351023634 Champagner mit Galle Champagne With Gall Stories in German Aufbau Verlag GmbH 1997 ISBN 3351028342 Redemption The Russian Library Translated by Andrew Bromfield Columbia University Press 2019 ISBN 978 023118515 8 Filmography edit1966 Pervyj uchitel The First Teacher 1972 Nechayannye radosti Unintentional Joy unfinished 1972 Solaris 1974 The Seventh Bullet 1972 film 1975 Prisoners of Love 3 1976 Raba lyubvi The Slave of Love 1978 Komediya oshibok The Comedy of Errors TV 1985 produced in 1991 Infanticide 7 External links editFriedrich Gorenstein at IMDbReferences edit Perova Natasha 1993 Love and Fear Northwestern University Press p 236 a b c d e f Fridrih Naumovich Gorenshtejn 1932 2002 Friedrich Naumovich Gorenstein 1932 2002 in Russian Electronic Library Retrieved 31 January 2013 a b Hetenyi Zsuzsa 2008 In a Maelstrom The History of Russian Jewish Prose 1860 1940 Central European University Press p 220 ISBN 978 9637326912 Amory Burchard 4 March 2003 Geschichten vom Verlust Stories of Losses in German Der Tagesspiegel Retrieved 31 January 2013 Archive 1992 in Russian Russian Booker Prize Archived from the original on 5 December 2019 Retrieved 22 January 2013 19th Moscow International Film Festival 1995 MIFF Archived from the original on 2013 03 22 Retrieved 2013 03 16 Cody Gabrielle H 2007 The Columbia encyclopedia of modern drama M Z Columbia University Press p 1169 ISBN 978 0231144247 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Friedrich Gorenstein amp oldid 1218251681, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
