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Helmut Heißenbüttel

Helmut Heißenbüttel (* 21. Juni 1921 in Rüstringen; † 19. September 1996 in Glückstadt) war ein deutscher Schriftsteller, Kritiker und Essayist.

Helmut Heißenbüttel

Born
1921 · Wilhelmshaven.
Died
1996 · Glückstadt.
Nationality
Germany
Occupation
writer · poet · playwright · essayist · literary editor · librettist · editing staff
Fields
essay
Movements
Group 47
Honours
Georg Büchner Prize · Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · Heinrich-Böll-Preis · Austrian State Prize for European Literature · Lessing Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg · Hugo-Jacobi-Preis
Languages
German

In this article

  1. 01Biography
  2. 02Writing and publications
  3. 03Notes, references and evidence

The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.

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