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Wolf Erlbruch

German illustrator and writer (1948-2022) · Germany · On the map · Artists · Died at 74

Wolf Erlbruch was a German illustrator and writer of children's books, who became professor at several universities. He combined various techniques for the artwork in his books, including cutting and pasting, drawing, and painting. His style was sometimes surrealist and is widely copied inside and outside Germany.

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A life in dates

2022Died11 December 20222017Astrid Lindgren Memorial AwardAward2014e.o.plauen PrizeAward2006Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustrationAward2004Silver BrushAward2003Gutenberg PrizeAward1948Born30 June 1948

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Child Leonard Erlbruch

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Awards

Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award2017

e.o.plauen Prize2014

Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustration2006

Silver Brush2004

Gutenberg Prize2003

About this person

Some of his storybooks have challenging themes such as death and the meaning of life. They won many awards, including the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1993 and 2003. Erlbruch received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2006 for his "lasting contribution" as a children's illustrator. In 2017, he was the first German to win the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award.

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Germany