!!!Canetti, Elias

b. Ruse, Bulgaria (then Rustschuk), July 25, 1905, 
d. Zurich (Switzerland), Aug. 14, 1994, narrative writer, playwright, 
essayist, writer of aphorisms, winner of the Nobel prize for 
literature in 1981; from 1934 married to Veza  Canetti. Son of a 
Jewish merchant of Sephardic origin, came to Vienna in 1913; in his 
early years also lived in Zurich and Frankfurt am Main; 1929 doctorate 
in chemistry. Modelled his language on that of K.  Kraus; emigrated in 
autumn 1938, from 1939 lived in London and also Zurich.

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In his first novel "Die Blendung" (1935) C. described in a grotesquely 
exaggerated manner the clash between the intellectual world and the 
instincts of the masses. The plays "Hochzeit" (1932), "Komoedie der 
Eitelkeit" (1950) and "Die Befristeten" (1964) make use of bizarre 
experiments of thought to reveal the face of a deeply corrupted 
society. The theoretical principles behind his work are contained in 
his essay "Masse und Macht" (mass and power) which points out the 
basic relevance of these phenomena to political reality. His late 
autobiographical works ("Die gerettete Zunge", 1977; "Die Fackel im 
Ohr", 1980; "Das Augenspiel", 1985) provide a commentary on and 
interpretation of his extraordinary life and work. Grand Austrian 
State Prize 1967, Georg Buechner Prize and Austrian Decoration for 
Science and Art 1972

!Further works
Essays, writings and aphorisms: Die Stimmen von 
Marrakesch, 1968; Der andere Prozess, 1969; Die Provinz des Menschen, 
1973; Der Ohrenzeuge, 1974; Das Gewissen der Worte, 1975; Das 
Geheimherz der Uhr, 1987; Unruhe der Gezeiten, 1989; Die Fliegenpein, 
1992. - Edition: Werke, 14 vols., 1995.

!Literature
F. Aspetsberger and G. Stieg (eds.), E. C. Blendung als 
Lebensform, 1985; E. C., 1986; C. Geoffroy, E. C., 1995; M. Krueger 
(ed.), Einladung zur Verwandlung, 1995; D. Barnouw, E. C. zur 
Einfuehrung, 1996.



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