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'''Wolf Wondratschek''' ({{IPA|de|ˈvɔlf ˈvɔndʁat͡ʃɛk|-|De-Wolf Wondratschek.ogg}}; born August 14, 1943) is a German [[author]]. He was born in [[Rudolstadt]] in [[Thuringia]].<br />
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==Life==<br />
Wondratschek grew up in [[Karlsruhe]]. From 1962 through 1967, he studied [[literature]], [[philosophy]] and [[sociology]] at the [[Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg]], [[Georg-August University of Göttingen]], and the [[Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main]]. In 1968, Wolf won the prestigious Leonce and Lena Prize for poetry given by the city of [[Darmstadt]].<ref>{{Citation|last = Spaeth|first = Becker|title = Preisträger|publisher = Literarischer März|year = 2013|url = http://www.literarischer-maerz.de/preistraeger.php|access-date = 7 April 2013}}</ref> The next year, Wolf's first book, ''[[Früher begann der Tag mit einer Schußwunde]]'', came out to critical acclaim;<ref>{{Cite book|last= Wondratschek|first= Wolf|title= Früher begann der Tag mit einer Schußwunde|year= 1969|publisher= Carl Hanser|location= Munich|language = de|asin= B0000BU9DZ}}</ref> the short stories which included his famous piece, ''[[Mittagspause]]''. During 1970 and 1971, Wolf was a Research Fellow at the [[University of Warwick]].<ref>{{cite book|last = Wondratschek|first = Wolf|title = Omnibus|publisher = Carl Hanser|year = 1972|location = Munich|language = de}}</ref> In 1970, he won the [[Hörspielpreis der Kriegsblinden]] for his [[radio play]] ''[[Paul oder die Zerstörung]]'' (''Paul or the Destruction'').<ref>{{Citation|title = Hörspielpreis der Kriegsblinden|publisher = Bund der Kriegsblinden Deutschlands e.V.|year = 2012|url = http://www.kriegsblindenbund.de/cms/hoerspielpreis-der-kriegsblinden.html|access-date = 7 April 2013}}</ref> He continued to publish both poetry and prose during the 1980s, when he took an extended vacation to the United States, and Mexico. Upon his return to Germany, Wondratschek settled into residences in Munich and Vienna, publishing not only poetry and prose, but also radio plays and screenplays. In 2012, Wolf was awarded the [[Literaturpreis der Wilhelm und Christine Hirschmann-Stiftung]], a [[Bavaria]]n literary prize.<ref>{{Citation|title = 20.000 Euro für den Dichter Wolf Wondratschek|publisher = Der Standard|date = 27 September 2011 |url = http://derstandard.at/1317018585891/Hirschmann-Stiftung-20000-Euro-fuer-den-Dichter-Wolf-Wondratschek|access-date = 7 April 2013}}</ref><br />
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==Work==<br />
Wondratschek was influenced mainly by writers from [[Gruppe 47]], such as [[Ingeborg Bachmann]] and [[Paul Celan]]. His work is characterized by its sparseness and usage of "colloquial language; his sentences are short and clear, grammatically reduced to a minimum."<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last = Moeller|editor-first = Jack|title = Wolf Wondratschek|publisher = Houghton Mifflin|series = Kaleidoskop|year = 1991|location = Boston}}</ref><br />
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==Selected filmography==<br />
* ''[[Violanta (film)|Violanta]]'' (1976)<br />
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