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Alfred Andersch
Prosaist, short story writer, publisher, and radio editor (1914-1980) · Germany · On the map · Writers · Died at 66
Alfred Hellmuth Andersch was a German writer, publisher, and radio editor. The son of a conservative East Prussian army officer, he was born in Munich, Germany, and died in Berzona, Ticino, Switzerland. Martin Andersch, his brother, was also a writer.
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Botho StraussBoth received Literature Award of the Bavarian Academy of the Fine Arts
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