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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 24. März 1927
- Works
- 215
Top works
- Menschen im Büro
- Sprachlaub, oder, Wahr ist, was schön ist
- Opis formy -
- Vorzeichen
- Die Ziege, oder, wer ist Sylvia?
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Film & TV
Wasserburg, Germany
Known for
- Kunscht! — Self2014
- Lesenswert — Self2013
- Im Palais — Self2004
- Im Glashaus - Das philosophische Quartett — himself2002
- Weimarer Salon — Self2001
- Sternstunde Religion — Self1998
- Sternstunde Philosophie — Self1998
- Nachtstudio — Self1997
- Sonntagsgespräch — Self1985
- Zeugen des Jahrhunderts — Self1979
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Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1927–2023
- Nationality
- DE, DEU
- Role / Field
- Writers, Spisovatele, Rakstnieks, Radio writers, Playwrights, Vacu literatura
- Language
- ger, deu
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 36 libraries
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1927-03-24 ) 24 March 1927, Wasserburg am Bodensee , Bavaria, German Reich
- Died
- 26 July 2023 (2023-07-26) (aged 96), Nussdorf , Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Education
- University of Regensburg University of Tübingen
- Period
- 1955–2023
- Notable works
- Runaway Horse
- Notable awards
- Georg Büchner Prize Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Johannes
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Wasserburg
- Place of death
- Überlingen
- Child
- Alissa Walser
- Occupation
- journalist
- Educated at
- University of Regensburg
- Employer
- Süddeutscher Rundfunk
- Political party
- Nazi Party
- Languages spoken
- German
- Notable work
- Runaway Horse
- Field of work
- essayist
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Martin walser 01.jpg
- Number of children
- 5
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- Commons category
- Martin Walser
- date of birth
- 1927-03-24
- start of work period
- 1955-00-00
- name in native language
- Martin Walser
- date of death
- 2023-07-26
- end of work period
- 2023-00-00
- place of burial
- Wasserburg
- Commons Creator page
- Martin Walser
- birth name
- Martin Johannes Walser
- nominated for
- German Book Prize
- archives at
- German Literature Archive Marbach
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Encyclopedic overview
Martin Johannes Walser ( German: [ˈmaʁ.tiːn ˈvalˌzɐ] ; 24 March 1927 – 26 July 2023) was a German writer, known especially as a novelist. He began his career as journalist for Süddeutscher Rundfunk, where he wrote and directed audio plays. He was a member of Group 47 from 1953 on.
His first novel, Marriage in Philippsburg, a satirical portrait of postwar society, became a success in 1957. Walser then turned to freelance writing. He published a trilogy of novels about the character Anselm Kristlein, beginning with Halbzeit in 1960, Das Einhorn (The Unicorn) in 1966 and ending with Der Sturz (The Fall) in 1973. Most of his major works have been translated into English, including the 1978 novella Runaway Horse, which was successful with both readers and critics. He also wrote plays (Die Zimmerschlacht), screenplays, story collections and essays. Several of his books have been adapted to the screen, including Runaway Horse in 1986 and again in 2007.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Martin Walser” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.