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born 8 April 1944 in Heinzendorf (Silesia) |
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studied Philosophy and Logic in Leipzig and Berlin | |
| 1971 - 1974 | dramaturge at the Volksbühne, Berlin |
| 1974 | writer in residence at the Volksbühne, Berlin |
| since 1979 | works as free-lance writer |
| 1980 | breakthrough as author in East- and West Germany |
| 1989 | poetic lectureship at Folkwang School, Essen Since |
| since 1992 | co-editor of the weekly "Freitag" |
| 1998 | elected president of the unified German PEN |
| 2004 |
recieves the Schiller-Commemoration Award and the Verdi Literature Prize |
| 2008 |
Walter-Hasenclever Literature Prize |
| 2010 |
Eichendorff Literature Prize |
| 2011 |
Gerty-Spies-Prize |
| lives in Berlin |
Last update June 2011
