biography
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| (1926– )
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| biography:
| Writer, born in Lyck, East Prussia. He studied philosophy and literature in Hamburg before becoming features editor for the newspaper Die Welt. His first novel, Es waren Habichte in der Luft (1951), which describes the situation of emigrants and contains elements of Symbolism, was a success. His later writing is more realistic as exemplified in his internationally acclaimed novel Deutschstunde (1968), which addresses the problem of ‘duty’ during the Third Reich. He has also written short stories and literary and political essays. He received the Wilhelm-Raabe-Preis in 1987 and the Friedenpreis des Deutschen Buchhandels (Peace Prize awarded by the German book trade) in 1988. |
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