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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
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.