Eva Strittmatter
Eva Strittmatter (née Braun; 8 February 1930 – 3 January 2011) was a German writer of poetry, prose, and children's literature. Her books of poems sold millions of copies, reportedly making her the most successful German poet of the second half of the 20th century.
Eva Strittmatter
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- Name
- Eva Strittmatter
- Birth Name
- Eva Braun
- Born
- 8 February 1930
- Birthplace
- Neuruppin, Province of Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany
- Died
- 3 January 2011
- Place of death
- Berlin, Germany
- Occupation
- Poet
- Full name
- Eva Braun.
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Fields
- poetry.
- Honours
- Order of Merit of Brandenburg, National Prize of East Germany and Heinrich-Heine-Preis des Ministeriums für Kultur der DDR.
- Languages
- German.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Eva Strittmatter • Birth Name — Eva Braun • Born — 8 February 1930 • Birthplace — Neuruppin, Province of Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany • Died — 3 January 2011 • Place of death — Berlin, Germany • Children — 4 • Occupation — Poet • Illustration — Tomb Eva and Erwin Strittmatter
Documentary record
Eva Strittmatter (8 February 1930 – 3 January 2011) is described as a writer, poet, screenwriter and librettist in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Eva Strittmatter was born on 8 February 1930 and died on 3 January 2011. Eva Strittmatter was born in Neuruppin, Germany, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Eva Strittmatter died in Berlin, Germany, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Life
Life
From 1947-51, she studied German and Romance studies as well as Pedagogy at the Humboldt University of Berlin. She married in 1950 and had a son, but soon she was divorced. Since 1954 she worked as a freelance writer. She met Erwin Strittmatter (1912–1994). They married in 1956 and had three sons, among them actor and writer Erwin Berner (born 1953). The marriage with Erwin Strittmatter enabled her to relinquish her maiden name, Eva Braun. The marriage to Strittmatter initially overshadowed her own work as a writer, which did not unfold until she reached the age of 40. Following her husband's death in 1994, Strittmatter edited works from his estate.
Poetry
Poetry
• Ich mach ein Lied aus Stille, 1973 • Mondschnee liegt auf den Wiesen, 1975 • Die eine Rose überwältigt alles, 1977 • Zwiegespräch, 1980 • Heliotrop, 1983 • Atem, 1988 • Unterm wechselnden Licht, 1990 • Der Schöne (Obsession), 1997 • Liebe und Hass. Die geheimen Gedichte. 1970-1990, 2002 • Der Winter nach der schlimmen Liebe. Gedichte 1996/1997, 2005 • Landschaft, 2005
Prose
Prose
• Briefe aus Schulzenhof I, 1977 • Poesie und andere Nebendinge, 1983 • Mai in Piestàny, 1986 • Briefe aus Schulzenhof II, 1990 • Briefe aus Schulzenhof III, 1995 • Du liebes Grün. Ein Garten- und Jahreszeitenbuch, 2000
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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1930
Eva Strittmatter born at Neuruppin.
2011
Eva Strittmatter died at Berlin.
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Neuruppin.
Birth place
Berlin.
Death place
Children's books
• Brüderchen Vierbein, 1958 • Vom Kater der ein Mensch sein wollte, 1959 • Ich schwing mich auf die Schaukel, 1975
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Recognition and collections
Eva Strittmatter received Order of Merit of Brandenburg, National Prize of East Germany and Heinrich-Heine-Preis des Ministeriums für Kultur der DDR.
Awards and honours
Strittmatter was awarded the Heinrich Heine prize of the Ministry for culture of the GDR in 1975.
Literature
Literature
Kapitel III Poesie und andere Nebendinge - Die Poetik von Eva Strittmatter, «Nur fliegend fängt man Worte ein»
Mai in Piestany, GDR Bulletin, 1987
Der Schöne (Obsession)
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- 1.Gabriele Radecke, Robert Rauh. Eva Strittmatter in Neuruppin. berliner-zeitung.de. 2025-02-05.
- 2.Eva Strittmatter: Mai in Piešt’any. Berlin: Aufbau-Verlag 1986, S. 20f.
- 3.Gabriele Radecke, Robert Rauh. Eva Strittmatter in Neuruppin. berliner-zeitung.de. 2025-02-05.
- 4.Dagmar Jank: Bibliotheken von Frauen: ein Lexikon. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2019 (Beiträge zum Buch- und Bibliothekswesen; 64), ISBN 978-3-447-11200-0, S. 211.
- 5.Eberhard Neubert: Der Dichter und seine Welt. 30 Gobelins zum Werk von Eva und Erwin Strittmatter von Christa und Günter Hoffmann. In: Bildende Kunst, Berlin, 1/1979, S. 13–16.
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