Erich Fried
Austrian writer (1921-1988) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 67
Erich Fried was an Austrian-born poet, writer, and translator. He initially became known to a broader public in both Germany and Austria for his political poetry, and later for his love poems. As a writer, he mostly wrote plays and short novels.
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He also translated works by different English writers from English into German, most notably works by William Shakespeare.
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Bernhard MinettiAlso in The Elder Statesman (1962)
Elfriede JelinekBoth received Österreichischer Kunstpreis für Literatur
Jurek BeckerBoth received Literaturpreis der Stadt Bremen
Martin WalserBoth received Georg Büchner Prize
Heiner MüllerBoth received Georg Büchner Prize
Thomas BernhardBoth received Literaturpreis der Stadt Bremen