World Socialist Web Site: On the death of literary critic Marcel Reich-Ranicki (1920-2013): A passionate advocate of literature—Part 2
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Marcel Reich-Ranicki
Marcel Reich-Ranicki was a Polish-born German literary critic and member of the informal literary association Gruppe 47. He was regarded as one of the most influential contemporary literary critics in the field of German literature and has often been called Literaturpapst in Germany. His TV appearances made Reich-Ranicki a household name even among non-readers; in 2010, a survey found that 98% of…
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Born 2 June 1920 · Died 18 September 2013 · Q33637
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2013· 11 entries
World Socialist Web Site: On the death of literary critic Marcel Reich-Ranicki (1920-2013): A passionate advocate of literature—Part 1
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The Daily Telegraph: Marcel Reich-Ranicki
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The Washington Post: Marcel Reich-Ranicki, German literary critic, dies at 93
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The Independent: Marcel Reich-Ranicki: Widely admired literary critic
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The Forward: Pope of Literature, Marcel Reich-Ranicki, Dies at 93
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The Guardian: Marcel Reich-Ranicki obituary
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The Irish Times: Well-known literary critic Marcel Reich-Ranicki dies at 93
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culture.pl: Marcel Reich-Ranicki Dies
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Bloomberg L.P.: Marcel Reich-Ranicki, German ‘Pope of Letters’ Dies at 93
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Died 2013-09-18.
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2012· 2 entries
Awarded Berliner Bär (2012).
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Reich-Ranicki made a speech at the Bundestag on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
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2011· 1 entry
Awarded Leipzig International Mendelssohn Prize (2011).
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2010· 1 entry
A survey found that 98% of Germans had heard of him
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2008· 1 entry
Awarded Deutscher Fernsehpreis (2008).
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2007· 1 entry
Awarded Honorary doctor of the Humboldt University of Berlin (2007).
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2005· 1 entry
Awarded State Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia (2005).
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2003· 2 entries
Released album “Mein Leben”.
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Awarded Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2003).
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2002· 3 entries
Awarded Goethe Prize of the City of Frankfurt (2002).
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Walser published the crime novel Death of a Critic (Tod eines Kritikers) as a revenge against Reich-Ranicki
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The show was followed by a similar but short-lived programme, Reich-Ranicki Solo, which consisted of him talking about old and new books in front of a studio audience
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2000· 2 entries
Awarded Samuel-Bogumil-Linde prize (2000).
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Awarded Friedrich-Hölderlin-Preis (2000).
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1999· 2 entries
The Author of Himself: The Life of Marcel Reich-Ranicki was a bestseller in Germany, cementing his status
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Begins with Reich-Ranicki reporting a conversation in 1958 with Günter Grass asking him: "Are you German, or Polish, or what
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1996· 1 entry
Awarded Cicero Orator Prize (1996).
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1995· 1 entry
Awarded Ludwig-Börne-Preis (1995).
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1993· 1 entry
The weekly Der Spiegel gave him a dossier of about fifteen pages, under the title "The Lord of Books", tracing his career, first to Die Zeit, then to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
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1992· 1 entry
Won Wilhelm Leuschner Medal (1992).
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1991· 1 entry
Awarded Bavarian TV Awards for Das Literarische Quartett (1991).
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1990· 2 entries
Awarded Hessian Order of Merit (1990).
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And 1991, he received the Heinrich-Hertz visiting professorship of the University of Karlsruhe, and in 1991 and 1992, he received the Heinrich-Heine visiting professorship at the University of Düsseldorf
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1985· 1 entry
“We cannot have another world war. War is the wrong word. We should ban the term ‘World War III’ and say instead apocalypse or holocaust.”
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1984· 1 entry
Awarded Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt (1984).
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1981· 1 entry
Awarded Ricarda-Huch-Preis (1981).
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1978· 2 entries
Awarded Honorary Award of the Heinrich Heine Society (1978).
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Career landmark: Participated in Ingeborg Bachmann Award 1978 (tournament / event).
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1977· 1 entry
Career landmark: Participated in Ingeborg Bachmann Award 1977 (tournament / event).
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1974· 1 entry
Was awarded an honorary professorship at the University of Tübingen, West Germany
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1973· 1 entry
Moved to Frankfurt, where, from 1973 to 1988, he was head of the literature staff at the daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
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1958· 1 entry
With his wife and son to the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany), living in the city of Hamburg
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1949· 1 entry
Sacked from the intelligence service, and expelled from the Party on charges of "ideological estrangement", for which he was also jailed for a short time
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1944· 1 entry
Joined the Polish People's Army, and became an officer in Urząd Bezpieczeństwa, the Soviet-controlled Polish secret police, known for using torture and human rights violations, where he worked in the censorship depart
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1938· 1 entry
When his application was turned down because of his Jewish ancestry
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1920· 1 entry
Born 1920-06-02.
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