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Horst Bienek

German writer (1930-1990) · Germany · On the map · Writers · Died at 60

Horst Bienek was a German novelist and poet.

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1990Died7 December 19901989Jean-Paul-PreisAwardMainz resident writerAward1987Friedrich-Schiedel-LiteraturpreisAward1983Andreas Gryphius PrizeAward1981Nelly Sachs PrizeAward1978Wilhelm Raabe PrizeAward1969Literaturpreis der Stadt BremenAward1930Born7 May 1930

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Awards

Mainz resident writer1989
Jean-Paul-Preis1989
Friedrich-Schiedel-Literaturpreis1987
Andreas Gryphius Prize1983
Nelly Sachs Prize1981
Wilhelm Raabe Prize1978
Literaturpreis der Stadt Bremen1969
Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Rome Prize of the German Academy Villa Massimo

About this person

Country
Germany
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 1990 · aged 60

Where to find them

IMDbWebsitehorst-bienek-archiv.gwlb.de

What they share with Horst

Ernst StankovskiAlso in The First Polka (1979)Jan BiczyckiAlso in The First Polka (1979)Claus Theo GärtnerAlso in The First Polka (1979)Guido WielandAlso in The First Polka (1979)Norman ManeaBoth received Nelly Sachs Prize