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From 1969 until 1982, Dr. Enzensberger held a post as Professor of English Literature at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich. He is today chiefly known in Germany for his 1963 translation of Lewis Carroll's [[Alice in Wonderland]] and [[Alice through the Looking Glass]]. From 1969 until 1982, Dr. Enzensberger held a post as Professor of English Literature at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich. He is today chiefly known in Germany for his 1963 translation of Lewis Carroll's [[Alice in Wonderland]] and [[Alice through the Looking Glass]].
-In [[1970]] he became the only author ever to refuse the [[Bremer Literaturpreis]], offered in the wake of the publication of ''Größerer Versuch über den Schmutz'' (translated by Sandra Morris and published by Calder & Boyars in 1972 as ''Smut: An Anatomy of Dirt''). The book generated a furore when it was first published in Germany, not least due to its linking of personal cleanliness with totalitarianism. ''Smut'' is an experimental work in which dirt is described scientifically, personally and peversely by a panopoly of narrative voices, including fragments from the anthropologist [[Mary Douglas]] alongside writers from [[Samuel Beckett]] through [[William S. Burroughs]] to [[Jean Genet]]. It has since then fallen into neglect and, in spite of a resurgence of interest in what, for want of a better term, could be called ''Rubbish Theory'' remains unfortunately out of print in both English and German.+In [[1970]] he became the only author ever to refuse the [[Bremer Literaturpreis]], offered in the wake of the publication of ''Größerer Versuch über den Schmutz'' (translated by Sandra Morris and published by Calder & Boyars in 1972 as ''[[Smut: An Anatomy of Dirt]]''). The book generated a furore when it was first published in Germany, not least due to its linking of personal cleanliness with totalitarianism. ''Smut'' is an experimental work in which dirt is described scientifically, personally and peversely by a panopoly of narrative voices, including fragments from the anthropologist [[Mary Douglas]] alongside writers from [[Samuel Beckett]] through [[William S. Burroughs]] to [[Jean Genet]]. It has since then fallen into neglect and, in spite of a resurgence of interest in what, for want of a better term, could be called ''Rubbish Theory'' remains unfortunately out of print in both English and German.
== Published works (selection)== == Published works (selection)==

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Christian Enzensberger (born 24th of December 1931 in Nürnberg) is a German author and translator of literature from English to German.

Dr. Christian Enzensberger is one of the more enigmatic figures in German letters. Younger brother of the literary celebrity and political figure Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Christian Enzensberger has maintained a relatively low media profile throughout his career, in spite of being embroiled in one of the more interesting literary scandals of early 70s Germany.

From 1969 until 1982, Dr. Enzensberger held a post as Professor of English Literature at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich. He is today chiefly known in Germany for his 1963 translation of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Alice through the Looking Glass.

In 1970 he became the only author ever to refuse the Bremer Literaturpreis, offered in the wake of the publication of Größerer Versuch über den Schmutz (translated by Sandra Morris and published by Calder & Boyars in 1972 as Smut: An Anatomy of Dirt). The book generated a furore when it was first published in Germany, not least due to its linking of personal cleanliness with totalitarianism. Smut is an experimental work in which dirt is described scientifically, personally and peversely by a panopoly of narrative voices, including fragments from the anthropologist Mary Douglas alongside writers from Samuel Beckett through William S. Burroughs to Jean Genet. It has since then fallen into neglect and, in spite of a resurgence of interest in what, for want of a better term, could be called Rubbish Theory remains unfortunately out of print in both English and German.

Published works (selection)

  • Größerer Versuch über den Schmutz. 1968
  • Smut: An Anatomy of Dirt. 1972 (translated by Sandra Morris)
  • Brief an Herbert Marcuse. Akzente. Issue 1, Volume 25. February 1978
  • Was ist was. 1988

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Secondary literature (selection)

  • Review of Größerer Versuch über den Schmutz by Wolfgang Hildesheimer published in Der Spiegel, issue 1, 1969 page 96 under the headline Sauber ist nicht Schön


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