Group 47

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Group 47 was an influential postwar German literary circle that fostered many prominent writers and helped shape the direction of modern German literature.

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Group 47 canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf literary circle
writers' group
activity awarding a literary prize
organizing literary meetings
country Germany
dissolved 1967
field literary criticism
literature
foundedBy Hans Werner Richter
genre German literature
hasCharacteristic collective critique of manuscripts
emphasis on contemporary themes
informal organization
hasMember Alfred Andersch
Günter Eich
Günter Grass
Hans Magnus Enzensberger
Heinrich Böll
Heinz Ludwig Arnold
Ilse Aichinger
Ingeborg Bachmann
Martin Walser
Max Frisch
Paul Celan
Peter Handke
Peter Weiss
Siegfried Lenz
Uwe Johnson
Wolfdietrich Schnurre
hasRole platform for young writers
shaper of postwar German literary canon
ideology anti-fascist
democratic
inception 1947
influenced German literary criticism
modern German literature
postwar German prose style
language German
locationOfFormation Germany
meetingFormat literary readings followed by group criticism
movement postwar German literature
namedAfter year 1947
notableEvent award of the Group 47 Prize
notableWork promotion of modern German prose
period post–World War II era
purpose renewal of German literature after World War II
selectionMethod membership by invitation

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Günter Grass movement Group 47
Siegfried Lenz movement Group 47
Ingeborg Bachmann movement Group 47