Angel of Oblivion
First edition (German) | |
| Author | Maja Haderlap |
|---|---|
| Original title | Engel des Vergessens |
| Translators | Tess Lewis |
| Genre | Historical fiction / Memoir |
| Publisher | Wallstein |
Publication date | 2011 |
| Publication place | Germany |
Published in English | 2016 |
| Award | Ingeborg Bachmann Prize Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize PEN Translation Prize Max Frisch Prize |
| ISBN | 978-3-8353-0953-1 (German edition) |
Angel of Oblivion (German: Engel des Vergessens, Slovene: Angel pozabe) is a 2011 autobiographical novel written by bilingual Slovenian-German Austrian writer Maja Haderlap. The story revolves around the life of a Carinthian Slovene peasant family that had been badly struck by the National Socialist regime in World War II. The novel highlights Austria's only militarily organised resistance against National Socialism, the Carinthian minority of Carinthian Slovenes as one of the non-Jewish Holocaust's victims.[1]
Awards and honors
In 2016, the German Book Office in New York City chose Angel of Oblivion as its August Pick of the Month.[2]
| Year | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Ingeborg Bachmann Prize[a] | Winner | [3][4] |
| 2015 | Austrian Cultural Forum New York Translation Prize | Winner | [4] |
| 2017 | BTBA Best Translated Book Award for Fiction | Longlist | [5] |
| 2017 | Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize | [5] | |
| 2017 | PEN Translation Prize for Tess Lewis | Winner | [6][7] |
| 2018 | Max Frisch Prize | Winner |
Notes
- ^ Angel of Oblivion received 25,000 euro at the 35th Festival of German Literature in Klagenfurt.
References
- ^ Angel pozabe je postal moja pripoved Archived 2016-04-27 at the Wayback Machine, Pogledi, 25. 10. 2011
- ^ "GBO Picks Angel of Oblivion". Shelf Awareness. August 26, 2016. Archived from the original on 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
- ^ "Bachmann-Preis an Maja Haderlap". Kurier (in German). 10 June 2011. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ a b "BOOK LAUNCH | MEET & GREET | MAJA HADERLAP'S 'ANGEL OF OBLIVION': EXCLUSIVE ROOFTOP RECEPTION". Austrian Cultural Forum New York. Archived from the original on 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
- ^ a b "Angel of Oblivion". Goodreads. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
- ^ "2017 PEN America Literary Awards Winners - PEN America". PEN America. 2017-03-27. Archived from the original on 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
- ^ "Awards: Los Angeles Times; PEN Literary". Shelf Awareness. February 23, 2017. Archived from the original on 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2023-02-27.