Johnson, Uwe

Japanese: ヨーンゾン(英語表記)Johnson, Uwe
Johnson, Uwe
Born: July 20, 1934. Kamin, Pommern
[Died] 23/24 February 1984. Schoenis, England. West German novelist. Studied German literature at universities in Rostock and Leipzig in East Germany, and moved to West Berlin in 1959. In the same year, he published Mutmaßungen über Jakob (Speculations about Jakob), a novel based on the mysterious death of an East German railway worker whose girlfriend worked for the NATO. In his subsequent novels Das dritte Buch über Achim (1961) and Zwei Ansichten (65), he persistently pursued the bizarre reality and absurdity of a divided nation, making full use of experimental techniques that shift time and perspective and pile up details. In his masterpiece Jahrestage (4 volumes, 70-83), he made Jakob's girlfriend the protagonist, and showed a new development in his style. He is one of the most talented writers in contemporary German literature. He is said to have died of heart failure at home on the night of February 23rd or 24th, 1984. His body was discovered on March 12th.

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Japanese:
[生]1934.7.20. ポメルン,カミン
[没]1984.2.23/24. イギリス,シェーアニス
西ドイツの小説家。東ドイツのロストク,ライプチヒの各大学でドイツ文学を学び,1959年に西ベルリンへ移住。同年,北大西洋条約機構勤務の恋人をもつ東ドイツの鉄道員の謎の死を題材とした小説『ヤーコプについての推測』 Mutmaßungen über Jakobを発表。続く小説『アーヒムについての第三の書』 Das dritte Buch über Achim (1961) ,『二つの見解』 Zwei Ansichten (65) においても,時間と視点を移動してディテールを積重ねる実験的手法を駆使して,分裂国家における奇怪な現実,不条理を執拗に追求した。大作『記念日』 Jahrestage (4巻,70~83) では,ヤーコプの恋人を主人公に据え,作風においても新たな展開をみせている。現代ドイツ文学における最も才能豊かな作家の一人。 84年2月 23日夜もしくは 24日,自宅で心不全により死亡したとされる。3月 12日,遺体が発見された。

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