Award
Grand Austrian State Prize for Literature
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Imma von Bodmershof
1895-08-10 – 1982-08-26
Life & Legacy
Imma von Bodmershof (born Emma Lilly Isolde von Ehrenfels; August 10, 1895 – August 26, 1982) was an Austrian poet born in Graz. She received the Grand Austrian State Prize in 1958 for her work Sieben Handvoll Salz (Seven Handfuls of Sand), a novel set in Sicily. She was engaged to be married to and influenced by the works of Norbert von Hellingrath. She had a talent for writing haiku and published several volumes.
Imma was the daughter of Baron Christian von Ehrenfels, the founder of the modern structural Gestalt psychology in Austria. She was also the sister of Umar Rolf Baron Ehrenfels, an orientalist and anthropologist who converted to Islam.
Occupation & Career
poet, writer, farmer, teacher
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Grand Austrian State Prize for Literature; City of Vienna Literature Prize
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
City of Vienna Literature Prize · Grand Austrian State Prize for Literature
Verified Legacy Record
Award
City of Vienna Literature Prize
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Family Father
Christian von Ehrenfels
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Family Spouse
Wilhelm Bodmershof
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Sources & Provenance
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