Sarah Kirsch

Sarah Kirsch (1935–2013) was a German poet, writer and translator.

Also recorded as Ingrid Bernstein.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Ingrid Hella Irmelinde Bernstein.

Born at Limlingerode in 1935, died at Heide in 2013.

In detail

Sarah Kirsch studied at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, German Institute for Literature and Leipzig University. the recorded working language is German.

The field of work recorded is poetry.

Membership is recorded of German Academy for Language and Literature.

Distinctions recorded are Georg Büchner Prize, Mainz resident writer, Friedrich-Hölderlin-Preis and Order of Merit of the Free State of Thuringia.

Sources

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    “Sarah Kirsch”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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