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Günter de Bruyn

Günter de Bruyn (German: [də bʀɔʏn]; 1 November 1926 – 4 October 2020) was a German author.

Günter de Bruyn

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Born
1926. · Berlin.
Died
2020. · Bad Saarow.
Nationality
German Democratic Republic and Germany.
Occupation
writer, librarian, novelist and teacher.
Fields
creative and professional writing and prose.
Known for
Buridan's ass: novel.
Honours
Order of Merit of Brandenburg, National Prize of East Germany, Heinrich-Böll-Preis, Literaturpreis des Landes Brandenburg, Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize and Heinrich Mann Prize.
Languages
German.

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