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Walter Kempowski

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German writer (1929-2007)

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Walter Kempowski was a German writer. Kempowski was known for his series of novels called German Chronicle and the monumental Echolot ("Sonar"), a collage of autobiographical reports, letters and other documents by contemporary witnesses of the Second World War.

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2006Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
2004Grand Cross of Merit of the Lower Saxony Order of Merit
2002Dedalus-Preis für Neue Literatur
2002Nicolas Born Award
2000Heimito von Doderer-Literaturpreis
1996Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
1994honorary citizen of Rostock
1978Lower Saxony State Prize
1972Andreas Gryphius Prize
1972Wilhelm Raabe Prize

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About this person

Country
Germany
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 2007 · aged 78
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19 languages

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