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Heinrich Böll

Also known as Heinrich Boll, Heinrich Theodor Böll, Heinrich Theodor Boll

German writer (1917–1985)

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Heinrich Böll was a German writer who lived from 1917 to 1985 and is widely recognized as one of the most important literary figures of post-World War II Germany. His works, which often explored the human cost of war and the struggles of ordinary people in German society, made him a significant voice in European literature and earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1972.

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Köln, Germany

Known for

A German Youth — Self (archive footage)2015
Autoren erzählen — Self2012
Club 2 — Self1976
Das Profil — Self1962

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize in Literature1972
“for his writing which through its combination of a broad perspective on his time and a sensitive skill in characterization has contributed to a renewal of German literature”

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Instance of: human
Given name: Theodor
Gender: male
Citizenship: Germany
Place of birth: Cologne
Occupation: public figure
Position held: chairperson
Educated at: University of Cologne
Languages spoken: German
Religion: Catholic Church
Notable work: The Train Was on Time
Field of work: translation
Conflict: World War II
Image: Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F062164-0004, Bonn, Heinrich Böll.jpg
Work location: Cologne

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topic's main category: Category:Heinrich Böll
member of: American Academy of Arts and Letters
Commons category: Heinrich Böll
date of birth: 1917-12-21
date of death: 1985-07-16
Commons gallery: Heinrich Böll
nominated for: Nobel Prize in Literature
writing language: German
name in native language: Heinrich Böll
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Encyclopedic overview

Heinrich Theodor Böll (/bɜːrl/; German: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈteːodoːɐ̯ ˈbœl] ; 21 December 1917 – 16 July 1985) was a German writer. Considered one of Germany's foremost post–World War II writers, Böll received the Georg Büchner Prize (1967) and the Nobel Prize for Literature (1972).

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