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Christa Wolf was a German novelist and essayist who lived from 1929 to 2011 and became one of the most important literary voices of her time. She matters because her works explored complex themes about identity, history, and the human condition, particularly in the context of 20th-century German experience.
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Known for
- Autoren erzählen — Self2012
- Max Frisch, Citoyen — Self2008
- Lebensläufe — Self1998
- Time Loops - A Conversation with Christa Wolf — Herself1991
- Our Children — Self1989
- Zur Person — Self1963
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Christa
- Family name
- Wolf
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- German Democratic Republic
- Place of birth
- Gorzów Wielkopolski
- Place of death
- Berlin
- Occupation
- author
- Educated at
- Leipzig University
- Political party
- Socialist Unity Party of Germany
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- German
- Notable work
- Cassandra
- Field of work
- German-language literature
- Genre
- prose
- Image
- Bundesarchiv Bild 183-B0509-0010-006, Christa Wolf.jpg
- Residence
- Kleinmachnow
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- birth name
- Christa Ihlenfeld
- Commons category
- Christa Wolf
- date of birth
- 1929-03-18
- date of death
- 2011-12-01
- member of
- Academy of Arts, Berlin
- manner of death
- natural causes
- relative
- Jan Faktor
- Commons gallery
- Christa Wolf
- name in native language
- Christa Wolf
- start of work period
- 1961-00-00
- place of burial
- Dorotheenstadt Cemetery
- writing language
- German
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Encyclopedic overview
Christa Wolf ( German: [ˈkʁɪs.ta vɔlf] ; née Ihlenfeld; 18 March 1929 – 1 December 2011) was a German novelist and essayist. She is considered one of the most important writers to emerge from the former East Germany.
Biography
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