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Biography
Occupation(5)
Awards(10)
Mainz resident writerKnight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAmerica Award in LiteratureHeinrich Heine PrizeHeinrich Mann PrizeStadtschreiber von BergenGeorg Mackensen Literary PrizeErnst Robert Curtius AwardPrize of the Frankfurt AnthologyFriedrich-Hölderlin-Preis
Spouse(1)
Erika Hinckel
Günter Kunert (* 6. March 1929 in Berlin; † 21. September 2019 in Kaisborstel) was a german writer. He was 90 years old. He was married to Erika Hinckel. He received 10 awards, including Mainz resident writer, Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. His cause of death was pneumonia.
Life Events
11 Events1929
Born in Berlin, Germany
1962
Heinrich Mann Prize
1979
Georg Mackensen Literary Prize
1983
Stadtschreiber von Bergen
1985
Heinrich Heine Prize
1990
Mainz resident writer
1991
Ernst Robert Curtius Award
1991
Friedrich-Hölderlin-Preis
2009
America Award in Literature
2011
Prize of the Frankfurt Anthology
2019