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Uwe Johnson

German writer (1934–1984)

  • Fame56.8
  • Momentum9.0
  • Wikipedia5.3K
Source-basedRising
Lived 1934–1984, aged 50Germany
GermanyGermanyWritersWriter / Author
  • Wikipedia
    31 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1934–1984
    Aged 50
  • Known for
    Summer in the City
    1970
Summary
Updated 2026-06-16

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".

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56.8
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Momentum9.0
Historical23.2
Now attention36.5
Source confidence70.0
Completeness80.0
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