Elias Canetti

Also known as Elías Canetti

Bulgarian-born Swiss and British Jewish modernist novelist, playwright, memoirist, and non-fiction writer (1905–1994)

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Elias Canetti was a male person born on 25 July 1905 and died on 14 August 1994. He is associated with Bulgaria and has been recognized in the Nobel Literature collection. His notable works include *Wortmasken*, *Zwiesprache*, *1931-1976*, *Die Provinz des Menschen*, *Komödie der Eitelkeit*, and *Die Blendung*.

Canetti is linked to similar artists such as Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Daniel Kehlmann, Max Frisch, Thomas Mann, and Heiner Müller. He is referenced by 699 other encyclopedia articles. His writings include quotes such as "Alles, was man vergessen hat, schreit im Traum um Hilfe." and "I hate judgments that only crush and don’t transform."

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize in Literature1981
“for writings marked by a broad outlook, a wealth of ideas and artistic power”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Elias
Gender: male
Citizenship: Bulgaria
Place of birth: Ruse
Place of death: Zurich
Sibling: Georges Canetti
Occupation: novelist
Educated at: University of Vienna
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: Bulgarian
Award: Pour le Mérite
Field of work: novel
Image: Elias Canetti 2.jpg
Work location: Vienna

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place of burial: Fluntern Cemetery
Commons category: Elias Canetti
date of birth: 1905-07-25
date of death: 1994-08-14
member of: Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
topic's main category: Category:Elias Canetti
nominated for: Neustadt International Prize for Literature
has works in the collection: Tate
writing language: German
name in native language: Elias Canetti
archives at: Zentralbibliothek Zürich
Academia.edu profile URL: www.academia.edu/People/Elias_Canetti
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P12674: Vöhringen

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Works in European collections

8 objects attributed to Elias Canetti, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Elias Canetti (Bulgarian: Елиас Канети; 25 July 1905 – 14 August 1994; /kəˈnɛti, kɑː-/; German: [eˈliːas kaˈnɛti]) was a German-language writer, known as a modernist novelist, playwright, memoirist, and nonfiction writer.

Born in Ruse, Bulgaria, to a Sephardic Jewish family, he later lived in England, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. He won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Literature, "for writings marked by a broad outlook, a wealth of ideas and artistic power".

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Elias Canetti