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Martin Walser
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Martin Walser

Creator · born March 24, 1927 · died 2023

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Martin Johannes Walser was a German writer, known especially as a novelist. He began his career as journalist for Süddeutscher Rundfunk, where he wrote and directed audio plays. He was a member of Group 47 from 1953 on.

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  1. ~54Received the Georg Büchner Prize1981
  2. ~71Received the Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association1998

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