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Marie Luise Kaschnitz (born Marie Luise von Holzing-Berslett; 31 January 1901 – 10 October 1974) was a German short story writer, novelist, essayist and poet. She is considered to be one of the leading post-war German poets.

Biography

She was born in Karlsruhe. She married archaeologist Guido Freiherr Von Kaschnitz-Weinberg (the author of The Mediterranean Foundations of Ancient Art) in 1925, and travelled with him on archaeological expeditions.

She received high praise for her short stories, many of which were inspired by events in her life, complemented by her personal reminiscences. These stories were collected in books such as Orte and Engelsbrücke. She enjoyed travel greatly and her tales make use of diverse settings. They are thoughtful in nature, rather than eventful, often dealing with particular stages in a woman's life or a relationship. Her main collection is Lange Schatten ("Long Shadows"). Her favorite story was 1961's "Das dicke Kind".

Her post-war essay collection in Menschen und Dinge 1945 established her reputation in Germany. Her poems dealt with the war and the early post-war period, often expressing a yearning for a peaceful past, but also hope for the future. In the volume Dein Schweigen – meine Stimme she dealt with the death of her husband. After 1960 she became influenced by Pablo Neruda.

She briefly taught poetics at the University of Frankfurt. She was a member of PEN. She won many prizes, including the Georg Büchner Prize in 1955 and the Roswitha Prize in 1973. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1965 and 1967. She died, aged 73, in Rome. The Marie Luise Kaschnitz Prize is named in her honor.

Works

Liebe beginnt (1988) – novel

Elissa (1988) – novel

Griechische Mythen (1988) – Greek myths

Menschen und Dinge 1988. Zwölf Essays (1988) – essays

Gedichte (1947) – poetry

Totentanz und Gedichte zur Zeit (1947) – a play and poetry

Gustave Courbet. Roman eines Malerlebens (also: Die Wahrheit, nicht der Traum) (1950) – novel

Zukunftsmusik (1950) – poetry

Ewige Stadt (1952) – poetry about Rome

Das dicke Kind (1952) – short stories

Engelsbrücke. Römische Betrachtungen (1955) – reflections

Das Haus der Kindheit (1956) – novel

Der Zöllner Matthäus (1956) – radio play (script)

Lange Schatten (1960) – short stories

Ein Gartenfest (1961) – radio play (script)

Dein Schweigen – meine Stimme (1962) – poetry

Hörspiele (1962) – radio plays

Einer von zweien (1962)

Wohin denn ich : Aufzeichnungen (1963) – reflections

Überallnie (1965) – selected poems

Ein Wort weiter (1965) – poetry

Ferngespräche (1966) – short stories

Beschreibung eines Dorfes (1966) – experimental novel

Tage, Tage, Jahre (1968) – reflections

Vogel Rock. Unheimliche Geschichten (1969) – stories

Steht noch dahin (1970) – autobiographical reflections

Zwischen Immer und Nie. Gestalten und Themen der Dichtung (1971) – essays on poetry

Gespräche im All (1971) – radio plays

Eisbären (1972) – selected stories

Kein Zauberspruch (1972) – poems 1962–1972

Gesang vom Menschenleben (1974) – poetry

Florens. Eichendorffs Jugend (1974)

Der alte Garten. Ein modernes Märchen (1975)

Orte (1975) – autobiographical reflections

Die drei Wanderer (1980) – ballad

Jennifers Träume. Unheimliche Geschichten (1984) – stories

Notizen der Hoffnung (1984) – essays

Orte und Menschen (1986) – reflections, posthumous

Menschen und Dinge (1986) – reflections, posthumous

Liebesgeschichten (ed. E. Borchers) (1986) – love stories

Tagebücher aus den Jahren 1936–1966 (2000) – diaries

British/American editions

The House of Childhood (Das Haus der Kindheit)

Circe's Mountain – story selections

Whether or Not (Steht noch dahin)

Selected Later Poems of Marie Luise Kaschnitz (ed. Lisel Mueller)

Long Shadows (Lange Schatten)