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Heinrich Böll

One of Germany's foremost post-World War II writers. Böll was awarded the Georg Büchner Prize in 1967 and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1972.

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German writer (1917–1985)

Born 21 December 1917
Died 16 July 1985

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  • Cover of: The lost honor of Katharina Blum, or, How violence develops and where it can lead
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    Cover of edition dieverloreneehre0000boll_n5h9 Cover of edition losthonorofkatha00bl Cover of edition losthonourofkath0000boll Cover of edition katharinablumsta0000hein Cover of edition lhonneurperdudek0000boll Cover of edition dieverloreneehre0000boll Cover of edition dieverloreneehre0000boll_g7o7 Cover of edition dieverloreneehre0000boll_o7s4 Cover of edition losthonorofkatha00bl First published in 1974 — 61 editions
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  • Cover of: Adam, and, The train: two novels
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    Cover of edition adamtraintwonove0000boll First published in 1951 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: And never said a word
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    First published in 1953 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: The clown.
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    Cover of edition clown00hein Cover of edition clown0000boll_y6h5 First published in 1965 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Der Zug war pünktlich: Erzählung.

    First published in 1949 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Ansichten eines Clowns.: Roman.
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    First published in 1963 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Werke: Romane und Erzählungen
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    First published in 1977 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Irish journal
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  • Cover of: Das Brot der frühen Jahre: Erzählungen

    First published in 1955 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The casualty
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    First published in 1986 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Children are civilians too
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    Cover of edition childrenarecivil00boll First published in 1970 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Und Sagte Kein Einziges Wort

    First published in 2003 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Werke: Hörspiele, Theaterstücke, Drehbücher, Gedichte

    First published in 1977 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Wanderer, kommst du nach Spa: Erzählungen

    First published in 1950 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The safety net
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    Cover of edition safetynet00boll First published in 1981 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Gruppenbild Mit Dame

    First published in 1971 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Women in a river landscape: a novel in dialogues and soliloquies
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    Cover of edition womeninriverland006325 Cover of edition frauenvorflussla0000boll First published in 1985 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The stories of Heinrich Böll
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    Cover of edition storiesofheinric0000boll_f9m7 Cover of edition storiesofheinric00hein First published in 1986 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: A soldier's legacy
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German writer (1917–1985)

Born 21 December 1917
Died 16 July 1985

Subjects

Fiction, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), World War, 1939-1945, German Authors, German fiction, Biography, Translations into English, Description and travel, Fiction, general, History, Interviews, German Short stories, German language, Readers, Boll, heinrich, 1917-1985, Childhood and youth, Criticism and interpretation, German literature, Politics and government, Travel, German language materials, Germany, fiction, History and criticism, Ireland, description and travel, Literature

Places

Germany, Germany (West), Ireland, Europe, Cologne, Cologne (Germany), Czechoslovakia, Deutschland, Soviet Union, Bonn, Carthage, Czech Republic, Essen, Essen (Germany), Italy, Latin America, Milan, Naples, Poland, Prague, Rheinland, Rhine River Valley, Ruhr (Region), Zollverein Mine, Zollverein Mine (Germany)

People

Heinrich Böll (1917-1985), Alonso, Andreĭ Sakharov (1921-1989), Antonio, Ariel, Caliban, Ceres, Chargesheimer (1924-1972), Ernst-Adolf Kunz (1923-1981), Ferdinand, Georg Büchner (1813-1837), Georg von Rauch (1947-1971), Gonzalo, Gustav Walter Heinemann (1899-1976), Hans Krabel, Heinrich Böll (1940-), Iris, Juno, Klaus Staeck, Klaus Wagenbach (1930-2021), Lev Kopelev (1912-1997), Miranda, Peter Boenisch, Prospero, Richard Plant

Time

20th century, 1933-1945, 1951-1980, Intervention, 1968, 1945-, 1945-1990, 1950-, 1951-, 1975-1985, 1980-1989, Siglo XX

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Alternative names

  • Heinrich. Böll
  • Heinrich Boll
  • Heinrich Bo ll
  • H. Boll
  • Heinrich BOLL
  • L Vennewitz
  • Heindrich Boll
  • Heinrich B-Oll
  • Boll Heinrich
  • Heinrich Böll
  • Heinrich Boell
  • Boll
  • Heinrich Bo˜ll
  • Böll, Heinrich, 1917-1985
  • Heinrich Bol̈l
  • HEINRICH BÖLL
  • BÖLL HEINRICH
  • heinrich boll
  • Heinrich (1917-1985) Boll
  • Böll Heinrich
  • Heinrich: Böll
  • Heinrich BÖLL
  • Heinrich. Boll
  • HEINRICH BOLL

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January 13, 2025 Edited by raybb Edited without comment.
December 16, 2024 Edited by Gustav-Landauer-Bibliothek Witten GND, LC
August 5, 2024 Edited by Gustav-Landauer-Bibliothek Witten links
February 17, 2024 Edited by MichaelVannin Edited without comment.
April 29, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import