Uwe Johnson

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Uwe Johnson was a prominent 20th-century German writer and novelist associated with the Gruppe 47 literary movement, best known for his experimental narratives exploring life in divided Germany.

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instanceOf 20th-century German novelist
German writer
human
novelist
awardReceived Fontane-Preis NERFINISHED
Georg Büchner Prize NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth Weimar Republic NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Germany
countryOfDeath United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1934-07-20
dateOfDeath 1984-02-13
educatedAt Universität Leipzig NERFINISHED
employer Verlag Suhrkamp NERFINISHED
familyName Johnson
fieldOfWork essay writing
literature
novel writing
genre experimental literature
novel
political fiction
givenName Uwe NERFINISHED
hasOccupation editor
novelist
translator
writer
influencedBy Franz Kafka NERFINISHED
Theodor Fontane NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName German
memberOf Gruppe 47 NERFINISHED
movement Gruppe 47 NERFINISHED
postwar German literature
nativeLanguage German
notableFor depicting life in divided Germany
innovative narrative techniques
notableWork Das dritte Buch über Achim NERFINISHED
Jahrestage. Aus dem Leben von Gesine Cresspahl NERFINISHED
Mutmaßungen über Jakob NERFINISHED
Zwei Ansichten NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Kammin NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Sheerness-on-Sea NERFINISHED
primarySettingOfWork New York City NERFINISHED
divided Germany
sexOrGender male
workLocation East Germany NERFINISHED
New York City
Sheerness-on-Sea NERFINISHED
West Germany NERFINISHED
writingStyle fragmented narrative structure
montage of documents and narrative voices

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Friedenau hasNotableResident Uwe Johnson
Group 47 hasMember Uwe Johnson
Formentor Prize notableRecipient Uwe Johnson
Fontane Prize notableLaureate Uwe Johnson
Hebbel Prize hasAwarded Uwe Johnson
Suhrkamp Verlag hasPublished Uwe Johnson