Brigitte Kronauer

German writer (1940-2019) · Germany · On the map · Writers · Died at 78

Brigitte Kronauer was a German writer who lived in Hamburg. Her novels, written in the tradition of Jean Paul with artful writing and an ironic undertone, were awarded several prizes, including in 2005 the Georg Büchner Prize, in 2011 the Jean-Paul-Preis and in 2017 the Thomas Mann Prize.

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2019Died22 July 20192017Thomas Mann PrizeAward2016Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and ArtAward2013Samuel-Bogumil-Linde prizeAward2011Jean-Paul-PreisAward2005Georg Büchner PrizeAwardLiteraturpreis der Stadt BremenAward2004Vilenica PrizeAward1998Joseph-Breitbach-PreisAward1994Berliner LiteraturpreisAward1989Heinrich-Böll-PreisAwardIda-Dehmel-LiteraturpreisAward1987Preis der SWR-BestenlisteAward1985Fontane-PreisAward1940Born29 December 1940

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