Heinrich Böll
December 21, 1917 –July 16, 1985
Lyricist, Screenwriter, Translator, Poet, Novelist, Writer
Lived 67 years
- Born in
- Cologne
- Passed away in
- Langenbroich
Heinrich Theodor Böll (; German: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈteːodoːɐ̯ ˈbœl] ; 21 December 1917 – 16 July 1985) was a German writer. Considered one of Germany's foremost post–World War II writers, Böll received the Georg Büchner Prize (1967) and the Nobel Prize for Literature (1972).
Notable works: Billiards at Half-past Nine, The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum, The Clown, The Train Was on Time, Stranger, Bear Word to the Spartans We…, The Silent Angel, And where were you, Adam?, Black Sheep Awards: Georg Büchner Prize, Nobel Prize in Literature, Carl von Ossietzky Medal, honorary citizen of Cologne, Medal of Gratitude, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Education: University of Cologne
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