SettingsGeorg Büchner Prize winners
Adam Karrillon
Adam Karrillon (1853–1938) was a German writer and physician.
Adam Karrillon (1853–1938) was a German writer and physician.
Adolf Muschg
Adolf Muschg (* 13 May 1934 in Zollikon, canton of Zurich) is a writer and literature professor from Switzerland.
Adolf Muschg (* 13 May 1934 in Zollikon, canton of Zurich) is a writer and literature professor from Switzerland.
Anna Seghers
Anna Seghers was a German writer famous for depicting the moral experience of the Second World War.
Anna Seghers was a German writer famous for depicting the moral experience of the Second World War.
Arnold Stadler
Arnold Stadler is a German writer, essayist and translator.
Arnold Stadler is a German writer, essayist and translator.
Botho Strauß
Botho Strauß is a German playwright, novelist and essayist.
Botho Strauß is a German playwright, novelist and essayist.
Carl Zuckmayer
Carl Zuckmayer (December 27, 1896 – January 18, 1977) was a German writer and playwright.
Carl Zuckmayer (December 27, 1896 – January 18, 1977) was a German writer and playwright.
Elias Canetti
Elias Canetti (Елиас Канети; 25 July 1905 – 14 August 1994) was a Bulgarian-born modernist novelist, playwright, memoirist, and non-fiction writer.
Elias Canetti (Елиас Канети; 25 July 1905 – 14 August 1994) was a Bulgarian-born modernist novelist, playwright, memoirist, and non-fiction writer.
Elisabeth Langgässer
Elisabeth Langgässer (February 23, 1899 in Alzey; † July 25, 1950 in Karlsruhe) was a German author and teacher.
Elisabeth Langgässer (February 23, 1899 in Alzey; † July 25, 1950 in Karlsruhe) was a German author and teacher.
Erich Fried
Erich Fried (6 May 1921 – 22 November 1988) was born in Vienna, Austria and fled to England after the occupation and annexation of Austria by National Socialist Germany in 1938 called Ansc...
Erich Fried (6 May 1921 – 22 November 1988) was born in Vienna, Austria and fled to England after the occupation and annexation of Austria by National Socialist Germany in 1938 called Ansc...
Erich Kästner
Emil Erich Kästner was a German author, poet, screenwriter and satirist, known for his humorous, socially astute poetry and children's literature.
Emil Erich Kästner was a German author, poet, screenwriter and satirist, known for his humorous, socially astute poetry and children's literature.
Friederike Mayröcker
Friederike Mayröcker is an Austrian poet.
Friederike Mayröcker is an Austrian poet.
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Friedrich Dürrenmatt ( (5 January 1921 – 14 December 1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist.
Friedrich Dürrenmatt ( (5 January 1921 – 14 December 1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist.
George Tabori
George Tabori (May 24, 1914 – July 23, 2007) was a Hungarian writer and theater director.
George Tabori (May 24, 1914 – July 23, 2007) was a Hungarian writer and theater director.
Golo Mann
Golo Mann (27 March 1909 – 7 April 1994), born Angelus Gottfried Thomas Mann, was a popular German historian, essayist and writer.
Golo Mann (27 March 1909 – 7 April 1994), born Angelus Gottfried Thomas Mann, was a popular German historian, essayist and writer.
Günter Eich
Günter Eich (; 1 February 1907 - 20 December 1972) was a German lyricist, dramatist, and author.
Günter Eich (; 1 February 1907 - 20 December 1972) was a German lyricist, dramatist, and author.
Günter Grass
Günter Wilhelm Grass is a German-Kashubian novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor and recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Günter Wilhelm Grass is a German-Kashubian novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor and recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature.
H. C. Artmann
Hans Carl Artmann, also known as Ib Hansen, was an Austrian-born poet and writer, most popular for his early poems written in Viennese, which however, never after were to be the focus...
Hans Carl Artmann, also known as Ib Hansen, was an Austrian-born poet and writer, most popular for his early poems written in Viennese, which however, never after were to be the focus...
Hans Magnus Enzensberger
Hans Magnus Enzensberger (born 11 November 1929 in Kaufbeuren), is a German author, poet, translator, and editor.
Hans Magnus Enzensberger (born 11 November 1929 in Kaufbeuren), is a German author, poet, translator, and editor.
Heiner Müller
Heiner Müller (January 9, 1929 – December 30, 1995) was a German (formerly East German) dramatist, poet, writer, essayist and theatre director.
Heiner Müller (January 9, 1929 – December 30, 1995) was a German (formerly East German) dramatist, poet, writer, essayist and theatre director.
Helmut Heißenbüttel
Helmut Heißenbüttel (born in Wilhelmshaven, Germany 21 June 1921, died in Glückstadt, Germany 19 September 1996) was a German novelist and poet.
Helmut Heißenbüttel (born in Wilhelmshaven, Germany 21 June 1921, died in Glückstadt, Germany 19 September 1996) was a German novelist and poet.
Hermann Heiss
Hermann Heiss (1897–1966) is a German composer.
Hermann Heiss (1897–1966) is a German composer.
Hermann Kesten
Hermann Kesten (January 28, 1900 - May 3, 1996) was a German novelist and dramatist.
Hermann Kesten (January 28, 1900 - May 3, 1996) was a German novelist and dramatist.
Ingeborg Bachmann
Ingeborg Bachmann (25 June 1926 – 17 October 1973) was an Austrian poet and author.
Ingeborg Bachmann (25 June 1926 – 17 October 1973) was an Austrian poet and author.
Manès Sperber
Manès Sperber (12 December 1905 in Zabłotów near Kolomea, Austrian Galicia (today Zabolotiv, Ukraine), 5 February 1984 in Paris) was an Austrian-French novelist, essayist and psychologist.
Manès Sperber (12 December 1905 in Zabłotów near Kolomea, Austrian Galicia (today Zabolotiv, Ukraine), 5 February 1984 in Paris) was an Austrian-French novelist, essayist and psychologist.
Marie Luise Kaschnitz
Marie Luise Kaschnitz was a German short story writer, novelist, essayist and poet.
Marie Luise Kaschnitz was a German short story writer, novelist, essayist and poet.
Martin Mosebach
Martin Mosebach (born 1951), has published novels, stories, and collections of poems, written scripts for several films, opera libretti, theatre and radio plays.
Martin Mosebach (born 1951), has published novels, stories, and collections of poems, written scripts for several films, opera libretti, theatre and radio plays.
Max Frisch
Max Rudolf Frisch (May 15, 1911 – April 4, 1991) was a Swiss playwright and novelist, regarded as highly representative of German-language literature after World War II. In his creative w...
Max Rudolf Frisch (May 15, 1911 – April 4, 1991) was a Swiss playwright and novelist, regarded as highly representative of German-language literature after World War II. In his creative w...
Oskar Pastior
Oskar Pastior (October 20, 1927 – October 4, 2006) was a Romanian-born German poet and translator.
Oskar Pastior (October 20, 1927 – October 4, 2006) was a Romanian-born German poet and translator.
Peter Rühmkorf
Peter Rühmkorf (Dortmund, 25 October 1929 – Roseburg, Schleswig-Holstein, 8 June 2008) was a German writer who significantly influenced German post-war literature.
Peter Rühmkorf (Dortmund, 25 October 1929 – Roseburg, Schleswig-Holstein, 8 June 2008) was a German writer who significantly influenced German post-war literature.
Peter Weiss
Peter Ulrich Weiss (8 November 1916 – 10 May 1982) was a German writer, painter, and artist of adopted Swedish nationality.
Peter Ulrich Weiss (8 November 1916 – 10 May 1982) was a German writer, painter, and artist of adopted Swedish nationality.
Tankred Dorst
Tankred Dorst is a German playwright and storyteller.
Tankred Dorst is a German playwright and storyteller.
Wilhelm Genazino
Wilhelm Genazino (born 22 January 1943, Mannheim) is a German journalist and author.
Wilhelm Genazino (born 22 January 1943, Mannheim) is a German journalist and author.
Wolf Biermann
Karl Wolf Biermann (born 15 November 1936 in Hamburg) is a German singer-songwriter and former East German dissident.
Karl Wolf Biermann (born 15 November 1936 in Hamburg) is a German singer-songwriter and former East German dissident.
Wolfdietrich Schnurre
Wolfdietrich Schnurre (22 August 1920, Frankfurt am Main, Germany – 9 June 1989, Kiel, Germany) was a German writer.
Wolfdietrich Schnurre (22 August 1920, Frankfurt am Main, Germany – 9 June 1989, Kiel, Germany) was a German writer.
Wolfgang Hilbig
Wolfgang Hilbig (born in Meuselwitz on 31 August 1941; died in Berlin on 2 June 2007) was a German author.
Wolfgang Hilbig (born in Meuselwitz on 31 August 1941; died in Berlin on 2 June 2007) was a German author.
Wolfgang Hildesheimer
Wolfgang Hildesheimer (9 December 1916 - 21 August 1991) was a German author who incorporated the Theatre of the Absurd.
Wolfgang Hildesheimer (9 December 1916 - 21 August 1991) was a German author who incorporated the Theatre of the Absurd.
Wolfgang Koeppen
Wolfgang Arthur Reinhold Koeppen (23 June 1906—15 March 1996) is one of the best known German authors of the post-war period.
Wolfgang Arthur Reinhold Koeppen (23 June 1906—15 March 1996) is one of the best known German authors of the post-war period.