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Johannes Bobrowski
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Johannes Bobrowski was a German poet, translator, literary editor, and military personnel. Born on 9 April 1917 in Sovetsk, he was a citizen of the German Democratic Republic and a member of the Christian Democratic Union (GDR). He participated in World War II as a soldier. His writing was produced in German and primarily consisted of prose.
Bobrowski received the Heinrich Mann Prize for his work. He died of peritonitis in East Berlin on 2 September 1965 due to natural causes. His works include *Fünfzig Erzähler der DDR*, *Die Sagen von Troja und von Irrfahrt und Heimkehr des Odysseus*, and *Leben Fibels, des Verfassers der Bienrodischen Fibel*. His archives are held at the German Literature Archive Marbach.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 9 April 1917
- Died
- 2 September 1965
- Works
- 109
Top works
- Wetterzeichen
- Fünfzig Erzähler der DDR
- Die Sagen von Troja und von Irrfahrt und Heimkehr des Odysseus
- Hans Magnus Enzensberger
- Im Guckkasten: Galiani
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Johannes
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- German Democratic Republic
- Place of birth
- Sovetsk
- Place of death
- East Berlin
- Occupation
- editing staff
- Political party
- Christian Democratic Union (GDR)
- Languages spoken
- German
- Genre
- prose
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military rank
- soldier
- Work location
- Berlin
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- Commons category
- Johannes Bobrowski
- date of birth
- 1917-01-01
- date of death
- 1965-01-01
- name in native language
- Johannes Bobrowski
- cause of death
- peritonitis
- writing language
- German
- archives at
- German Literature Archive Marbach
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Berlin memorial plaque, Johannes Bobrowski, Zimmerstraße 80, Berlin-Mitte, Germany
Johannes Bobrowski (originally Johannes Konrad Bernhard Bobrowski; 9 April 1917 – 2 September 1965) was a German lyric poet, narrative writer, adaptor and essayist.
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