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Uwe Johnson

German writer (1934-1984) · Germany · Writers · Died at 49

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Uwe Johnson was a German writer, editor, and scholar. Such prominent writers and scholars as Günter Grass and Hans Mayer declared Johnson to be the most significant writer to emerge from East Germany. He was also called as "Dichter der deutschen Teilung".

A life in dates

1984Died24 February 19841983Heinrich-Böll-PreisAward1975Wilhelm Raabe PrizeAward1971Georg Büchner PrizeAward1962Prix FormentorAward1960Fontane-PreisAward1934Born20 July 1934

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Awards

Heinrich-Böll-Preis1983
Wilhelm Raabe Prize1975
Georg Büchner Prize1971
Prix Formentor1962
Fontane-Preis1960
Rome Prize of the German Academy Villa Massimo

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About this person

Country
Germany
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1934 to 1984 · aged 49

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