Marcel Reich-Ranicki
Polish-born German literary critic (1920–2013)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 2 Jun 1920
- Died
- 18 Sep 2013
- Works
- 193
Top works
- Klagenfurter Texte 1981
- Das Tagebuch des Adam Czerniaków
- Meine deutschen Klassiker
- Deutsche Literatur in West und Ost
- Der Kanon
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- Total plays
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Marcel Reich-Ranicki ( German: [maʁˈsɛl ˌʁaɪçʁaˈnɪtskiː]; born Marceli Reich; 2 June 1920 – 18 September 2013) was a Polish-born German literary critic and member of the informal literary association Gruppe 47. He was regarded as one of the most influential contemporary literary critics in the field of German literature and has often been called Literaturpapst ("Pope of Literature") in Germany. His TV appearances (including the literature TV show Das literarische Quartett) made Reich-Ranicki a household name even among non-readers; in 2010, a survey found that 98% of Germans had heard of him.
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