Gottfried Benn
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Gottfried Benn was a German poet and novelist who lived from 1886 to 1956 and is considered an important figure in modern German literature. His work is notable for its experimental style and exploration of themes like alienation and the human condition, making him significant to the development of twentieth-century literary modernism.
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- 1886
- Died
- 1956
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- 196
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- Etappe. --
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- Der Vermessungsdirigent
- Widmung in die "Gesammelten Schriften" für Klabund
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Gottfried Benn (2 May 1886 – 7 July 1956) was a German poet, essayist, and physician. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times. He was awarded the Georg Büchner Prize in 1951.
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