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born 30 March 1940 in Hamburg |
| © dtv/ Michael Döschner-Apostolidis |
| 1963 | "Abitur" (HSC) after completing a furrier-apprenticeship |
| studied Philosophy and German in Munich and Paris | |
| 1971 | PhD on "The Problem of Absurdity in the works of Camus" starts working as a free-lance writer publishes his first volume of poetry "Widersprüche" |
| 1972-1982 | editor of the "Autoren Edition" |
| 1979 | Literary Award of the City of Bremen |
| 1981-1983 | residencies in Rome, South America, Africa and New York |
| 1989 | Literary-Award of the City of Munich |
| 1990 | The German Book Award for Youth Literature |
| 2001 | Major Literary-Award of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts |
| 2003 |
Schubart Literature Prize; Erik-Reger Prize |
| 2005 |
guest professor at Otto-Friedrich University Bamberg |
| 2006 |
Jakob-Wassermann-Literaturpreis of the city of Fürth |
| 2008 |
"Die Entdeckung der Currywurst" is made into film by director Ulla Wagner |
| 2009 |
Heinrich-Böll-Prize |
| lives in Munich and Berlin |
Last update June 2011
