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Erich Fried was a male writer, translator, poet, and essayist who wrote in German. Born in Vienna on 6 May 1921, he held citizenship in the United Kingdom, Austria, and Germany. He was a member of the German Academy for Language and Literature and identified as an atheist. His notable works include *Gedichte, die glücklich machen*, *Klarheit oder Gewöhnung*, *Ein verdienter Staatsmann*, *Der Doktor und die Teufel*, and *Welt im Kopf*.
Fried received several awards, including the Georg Büchner Prize, the Literaturpreis der Stadt Bremen, the Carl von Ossietzky Medal, and the City of Vienna Literature Prize. He was married to Catherine Boswell Fried. He died in Baden-Baden on 22 November 1988 and is buried at Kensal Green Cemetery. His archives are held at the Austrian National Library.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 6 May 1921
- Died
- 22 November 1988
- Works
- 105
Top works
- Lust: Gedichte
- Liebe: Gedichte
- Antonius und Kleopatra ; Perikles, Fürst von Tyrus
- Oesterreich
- Gedichte, die glücklich machen
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Vienna, Austria
Erich Fried was an Austrian poet, translator and essayist who lived in exile in London from 1938. Fried is one of the main representatives of political poetry in the German language in post-war Germany.
Known for
- Friendly Fire — Self (archive footage)2026
- Exiles — Self1988
- 5 nach 10 — Self1981
- 3 nach 9 — Self1974
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Erich
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Vienna
- Place of death
- Baden-Baden
- Spouse
- Catherine Boswell Fried
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- atheism
- Genre
- essay
- Image
- Erich Fried.jpg
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- Erich Fried
- date of birth
- 1921-05-06
- date of death
- 1988-11-22
- place of burial
- Kensal Green Cemetery
- archives at
- Austrian National Library
- name in native language
- Erich Fried
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Encyclopedic overview
Fried in 1981
Erich Fried (6 May 1921 – 22 November 1988) was an Austrian-born poet, writer, and translator. He initially became known to a broader public in both Germany and Austria for his political poetry, and later for his love poems. As a writer, he mostly wrote plays and short novels. He also translated works by different English writers from English into German, most notably works by William Shakespeare.
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