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Horst Krüger

German writer (1919-1999) · Germany · On the map · Writers · Died at 80

Horst Krüger was a German writer best known for his autobiography, The Broken House: Growing Up Under Hitler.

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1999Died21 October 19991990Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1988Friedrich-Märker-PreisAward1980Goethe Plaque of the City of FrankfurtAward1972Johann-Heinrich-Merck-PreisAward1970Thomas Dehler PrizeAward1919Born17 September 1919

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