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Memorial Page for Brigitte Kronauer

Dec 29, 1940 – Jul 22, 2019(78 years)Died in:Hamburg, Germany

German writer

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Biography

Birthplace

Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia

Place of Death

Hamburg, Germany

Nationality

Germany

Burial Place

Nienstedten Cemetery

Occupation(2)

writer novelist

Awards(10)

Georg Büchner PrizeHeinrich-Böll-PreisVilenica PrizeJoseph-Breitbach-PreisLiteraturpreis der Stadt BremenSamuel-Bogumil-Linde prizeBavarian Maximilian Order for Science and ArtBerliner LiteraturpreisFontane-PreisPreis der SWR-Bestenliste

Brigitte Kronauer (* December 29, 1940 in Essen; † July 22, 2019 in Hamburg) was a german writer. She was 78 years old. She received 10 awards, including Georg Büchner Prize, Heinrich-Böll-Preis. She was buried at Nienstedten Cemetery.

Life Events

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Born in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia

1940

Fontane-Preis

1985

Preis der SWR-Bestenliste

1987

Heinrich-Böll-Preis

1989

Berliner Literaturpreis

1994

Joseph-Breitbach-Preis

1998

Vilenica Prize

2004

Georg Büchner Prize

2005

Literaturpreis der Stadt Bremen

2005

Samuel-Bogumil-Linde prize

2013

Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art

2016

Died in Hamburg, Germany

2019

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Brigitte Kronauer. Forever remembered.