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Jurek Becker

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German writer, film-author and GDR dissident

WritersLived 1937 to 1997 · aged 59
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Jurek Becker was a Polish-born German writer, screenwriter and East German dissident. His most famous novel is Jacob the Liar, which has been made into two films. He lived in Łódź during World War II for about two years and survived the Holocaust.

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Awards 10

1992Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
1990Hans Fallada Prize
1990Bavarian TV Awards
1988Grimme-Preis
1987Grimme-Preis
1982Stadtschreiber von Bergen
1974Literaturpreis der Stadt Bremen
1971Heinrich Mann Prize
1971Charles Veillon prize in the German language
National Prize of East Germany

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Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1937 to 1997 · aged 59
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25 languages

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