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Brigitte Kronauer

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German writer (1940-2019)

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Brigitte Kronauer was a German writer, novelist, and teacher born in Essen in 1940. She worked at the University of Tübingen and resided in Hamburg, where she also died in 2019. Her literary output included essays and novels, with notable works such as *Die Feder des Hyazintharas*, *Dichtung für alle*, and *Der Scheik von Aachen*. She wrote in German and was a member of the German Academy for Language and Literature.

Kronauer received several awards, including the Georg Büchner Prize, the Heinrich-Böll-Preis, the Vilenica Prize, and the Joseph-Breitbach-Preis. She was also nominated for the German Book Prize. Her archives are held at the German Literature Archive Marbach.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1940
Works
48

Top works

  • Die Feder des Hyazintharas
  • Literarisches Portrait Brigitte Kronauer
  • Dichtung für alle
  • "Die Augen sanft und wilde"
  • Der Scheik von Aachen

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
DE
Active from
1932-04-23
Active to
2011-03-21

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
7
Total plays
18

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Brigitte
Gender
female
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Essen
Place of death
Hamburg
Occupation
novelist
Languages spoken
German
Genre
essay
Image
Brigitte Kronauer (2005) cropped.jpg
Work location
Hamburg
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Commons category
Brigitte Kronauer
date of birth
1940-12-29
nominated for
German Book Prize
date of death
2019-07-22
name in native language
Brigitte Kronauer
birth name
Brigitte Kronauer
Sources (8)

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