eben diese einzigartige Gegenwart eines durchdringenden Verstandes, einer vollkommenen, sehr, sehr sorgfältigen Kontrolliertheit ihres Ausdrucks, ein ungeheures Bemühen, immer das genau richtige Wort zu finden – und eine große Liebenswürdigkeit"). The FAZ called her one of the greatest post-World War II women writers in German. When she received the Jean-Paul-Preis of Bavaria, her writing was described by the jury: "The brilliance of her style makes her an exceptional phenomenon in contemporary German literature" ("Die Brillanz ihres Stils macht sie zu einer Ausnahmeerscheinung in der deutschen Gegenwartsliteratur"), with characteristics such as "inventiveness, humanity and a sense of humour that accompanies the often idiosyncratic characters of her books with love, and never betrays them" ("Erfindungskraft, Humanität und ein Humor, der die oft eigenwilligen Figuren ihrer Bücher mit Liebe begleitet und niemals verrät"), while also considered the 'grand master of spite" ("Großmeisterin der Boshaftigkeit"). Novels Kronauer's novels, published by Klett-Cotta in Stuttgart and held by the German National Library, include: Frau Mühlenbeck im Gehäus, 1980, ; dtv, München 1984, Rita Münster, 1983, ; dtv, München 1991, Berittener Bogenschütze, 1986, ; dtv, München 2000, Die Frau in den Kissen, 1990; dtv, München 1996, Das Taschentuch, 1994, ; dtv, München 2001, Teufelsbrück, 2000, ; dtv, München 2003, Verlangen nach Musik und Gebirge, 2004, ; dtv, München 2006, Errötende Mörder, 2007, ; dtv, München 2010, Zwei schwarze Jäger, 2009, Gewäsch und Gewimmel, 2013, Der Scheik von Aachen, 2016, Awards 1985: of Berlin 1989: Heinrich-Böll-Preis of Cologne 1998: of Hamburg 2000: Kronauer was chosen for Mainzer Stadtschreiber of 2001, a literary prize awarded by the television channels ZDF and 3sat as well as the city of Mainz. Kronauer returned the award in March 2001, however, due to disagreements with ZDF about the so-called "electronic diary", a film whose production and broadcasting would have been part of the award, along with 24.000 DM prize money and the right to lodge in the Gutenberg Museum for one year. 2005: Georg Büchner Prize 2011: Jean-Paul-Preis 2017: Thomas Mann Prize References External links Brigitte Kronauer Brigitte Kronauer University Library FU Berlin Germanists Georg Büchner Prize winners Writers from Hamburg 1940 births 2019 deaths German women writers German women educators