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Durs Grünbein

German poet · Germany · On the map · Writers · Born 1962 · age 64

Durs Grünbein is a German poet and essayist.

Durs Grünbein is read about 52 times a day, in 20 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 3 November 2026

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A life in dates

2026Erich Loest PrizeAward2020Zbigniew Herbert International Literary AwardAward2012Tomas Tranströmer prizeAward2009Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAwardSamuel-Bogumil-Linde prizeAward2008Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts orderAward2006Berliner LiteraturpreisAward2004Friedrich Nietzsche PrizeAward1995Georg Büchner PrizeAwardPeter-Huchel-PreisAward1993Nicolas Born Prize for LyricsAward1992Förderpreis zum Literaturpreis der Stadt BremenAwardLiteraturpreis der Universitätsstadt Marburg und des Landkreises Marburg-BiedenkopfAward, 19921989Wolfgang Weyrauch PrizeAward1962Born9 October 1962

Awards

Erich Loest Prize2026
Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award2020
Tomas Tranströmer prize2012
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany2009
Samuel-Bogumil-Linde prize2009
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order2008
Berliner Literaturpreis2006
Friedrich-Hölderlin-Preis2005
Friedrich Nietzsche Prize2004
Georg Büchner Prize1995
Peter-Huchel-Preis1995
Nicolas Born Prize for Lyrics1993
Förderpreis zum Literaturpreis der Stadt Bremen1992
Literaturpreis der Universitätsstadt Marburg und des Landkreises Marburg-Biedenkopf1992
Wolfgang Weyrauch Prize1989
Rome Prize of the German Academy Villa Massimo

About this person

Country
Germany
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1962 · age 64

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