Literary Library

Carl Steinheim

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1878 - November 3, 1942German playwright and short story writerAuthor of "From the Heroic Life of the Bourgeois (A Play Cycle)", "A Mask o...
German German Expressionism Germany Play Plays Playwright Short Story Theater Theatre

Inge Auerbacher

by Angela Beck
December 31, 1934 - German-born American chemist and writer"I Am a Star: Child of the Holocaust", "Beyond the Yellow Star - To America" and "Highw...
Chemist Chemistry German Germany Holocaust Writer

Martin Opitz

by Angela Beck
December 23, 1597 - August 20, 1639German poet and novelistAuthor of "Acht Bucher deutscher Poematum", "Geistliche Poemata" and "The Idyll of the...
German Germany Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poet Laureate Poetry

Heinrich Boll

by Angela Beck
December 21, 1917 - July 16, 1985German novelist, short story writer, playwright and essayistAuthor of "Billiards at Half-Past Nine", "The Clown"...
Essayist Essays German Germany Nobel Prize Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Short Story

Gisele Freund

by Angela Beck
December 19, 1908 - March 30, 2000German-born French photographer and photojournalistAuthor of "French Photography in the 19th Century", "James Jo...
France French German Germany Paris Photo Photographer Photography Photos

Franz Schoenberner

by Angela Beck
December 18, 1892 - April 11, 1970German editor and writerAuthor of "Confessions of an European Intellectual", "The Inside Story of an Outsider" an...
Editor German Germany Writer

Heinrich Heine

by Angela Beck
December 13, 1797 -  February 13, 1856German poet, writer and literary criticAuthor of "Travel Pictures", "Germany: A Winter's Tale" and "Romanzer...
Critic German Germany Literary Critic Poem Poems Poet Poetry Writer

Nelly Sachs

by Angela Beck
December 10, 1891 - May 12, 1970German-Swedish (Jewish) poet and playwright Author of "Legends and Tales", "Eli: Ein Mysterienspiel vom Leiden I...
German Germany Jewish Jews Nobel Prize Play Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Swedan Swedish Theater Theatre

Cornelia Funke

by Angela Beck
December 10, 1958 - German children's book author and illustratorAuthor of "Dragon Rider", "When Santa Fell to Earth" and "Inkspell"
Author Children's Book Author German Germany Illustrator

Botho Strauss

by Angela Beck
  December 2, 1944 - German novelist, playwright and essayistAuthor of the books "Couples, Passersby", "The Young Man" and "Mikado"Author of the p...
Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays German Germany Novel Novelist Play Plays Playwright Theater Theatre

Paul Celan

by Angela Beck
November 23, 1920 - April 20, 1970Romanian-born (Jewish) German-language poet, translator and teacherAuthor of "From Threshold to Threshold", "Ate...
German Jewish Language Poet Romania Romanian Translator

Gerhart Hauptmann

by Angela Beck
November 15, 1862 - June 6, 1946German dramatist and novelistAuthor of "The Weavers", "Hannele" and "The Rats"Won the Nobel Prize in Literature in...
Drama Dramatist German Germany Nobel Prize Novel Novelist