Reiner Kunze
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1933 –
Who is Reiner Kunze?
Reiner Kunze is a German writer and GDR dissident. He studied media and journalism at the University of Leipzig. In 1968, he left the GDR state party SED following the communist Warsaw Pact countries invasion of Czechoslovakia in response to the Prague Spring. He had to publish his work under various pseudonyms. In 1976 his most famous book The Lovely Years, which contained critical insights into the life and the policies behind the Iron Curtain, was published in West Germany to great acclaim. In 1977, the GDR regime expatriated him and he moved to West Germany. He now lives near Passau in Bavaria.
His writings consists mostly of poetry, though he wrote prose as well, including essays. He is also a translator of Czech poetry and prose.
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- Born
- Aug 16, 1933
Oelsnitz - Nationality
- Germany
- Education
- University of Leipzig
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on July 23, 2013
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