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Peter Weiss

Swedish-German playwright and author (1916-1982) · Germany · Writers · Died at 65

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Peter Ulrich Weiss was a German writer, painter, graphic artist, and experimental filmmaker of adopted Swedish nationality. He is particularly known for his plays Marat/Sade and The Investigation and his novel The Aesthetics of Resistance.

A life in dates

1982Died10 May 1982Georg Büchner PrizeAwardLiteraturpreis der Stadt BremenAward1981Heinrich-Böll-PreisAwardPreis der SWR-BestenlisteAward1978Thomas Dehler PrizeAward1966Heinrich Mann PrizeAward1962Charles Veillon prize in the German languageAward1916Born8 November 1916

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Awards

Georg Büchner Prize1982
Literaturpreis der Stadt Bremen1982
Preis der SWR-Bestenliste1981
Heinrich-Böll-Preis1981
Thomas Dehler Prize1978
Heinrich Mann Prize1966
Charles Veillon prize in the German language1962

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Country
Germany
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1916 to 1982 · aged 65

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