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German author (1917–1965)

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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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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
Germany
Active from
1917
Active to
1965

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
20
Total plays
54

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Johannes
Gender
male
Place of birth
Sovetsk
Place of death
East Berlin
Occupation
editing staff
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
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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Johannes Bobrowski” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.