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

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Günter de Bruyn (1926–2020) was a librarian, novelist and teacher, among other activities and a national of German Democratic Republic and Germany. Born in Berlin, the librarian died in Bad Saarow.

Günter de Bruyn was a member of Academy of Arts, Berlin and German Academy for Language and Literature and worked in Berlin. The librarian was active in creative and professional writing and prose.

Works include Buridan's ass : novel. Genres include essay. Languages used include German. Günter de Bruyn received Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize, Heinrich Mann Prize and Heinrich-Böll-Preis, among others.

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