# Heinrich von Kleist

> A Prussian writer who gave German literature some of its most unnerving plays and novellas — violent, psychologically knotted, ahead of their time — then ended it all at thirty-four in a double suicide with a dying friend.

*German poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer (1777–1811)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1777-10-18
- **Died:** 1811-11-21
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist was born 18 October 1777 into minor Prussian nobility, but the military life expected of him couldn't hold. He turned to writing and produced a run of works that wouldn't fit the age: plays like The Prince of Homburg, Penthesilea, The Broken Jug, and novellas including Michael Kohlhaas and The Marquise of O — all marked by psychological extremity and formal daring that baffled contemporary audiences. Recognition came late and thin. On 21 November 1811, at thirty-four, he and a terminally ill female friend walked to the shore of the Wannsee; he shot her, then himself. The Kleist Prize, one of Germany's most prestigious literary awards, now carries his name.

## Fame
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## Topics
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