WRITER

Günter Kunert

1929 - 2019

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Günter Kunert (German: [ˈɡʏn.tɐ ˈkʊ.nɐt] ; 6 March 1929 – 21 September 2019) was a German writer. Based in East Berlin, he published poetry from 1947, supported by Bertold Brecht. After he had signed a petition against the deprivation of the citizenship of Wolf Biermann in 1976, he lost his SED membership, and moved to the West two years later. He is regarded as a versatile German writer who wrote short stories, essays, autobiographical works, film scripts and novels. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Günter Kunert is the 4,838th most popular writer (up from 4,978th in 2019), the 4,638th most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,665th in 2019) and the 288th most popular German Writer.

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Among writers, Günter Kunert ranks 4,838 out of 7,302. Before him are Horst Bienek, Roger Ascham, C. A. Rosetti, Rosa Liksom, I. A. L. Diamond, and Helen Fielding. After him are Eugenio Montejo, Nh. Dini, Erlend Loe, Zhu Ziqing, Tommaso Grossi, and Martin Suter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Günter Kunert ranks 366. Before him are Larry Collins, John Julius Norwich, Tommy Banks, Yvette Williams, Chi Haotian, and Beverly Sills. After him are Harry Frankfurt, Lady Pamela Hicks, Marcel Amont, Kenneth MacMillan, Ernesto Grillo, and Michael Harner. Among people deceased in 2019, Günter Kunert ranks 341. Before him are François Weyergans, Dinko Dermendzhiev, Mitsuhisa Taguchi, Yvette Williams, Ben Pon, and Kurt Armbruster. After him are Antal Bolvári, Ellen Schwiers, Klara Guseva, Shriram Lagoo, Guy François, and Mary Oliver.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Günter Kunert ranks 4,641 out of 7,253. Before him are Melchior Vulpius (1570), Manfred Krug (1937), Burghart Klaußner (1949), Sigmund Haringer (1908), Andriy Taran (1955), and Johann Faulhaber (1580). After him are Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia (1893), Duchess Gustave Caroline of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1694), Inge Helten (1950), Natja Brunckhorst (1966), Annemarie Heinrich (1912), and Friedrich L. Bauer (1924).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Günter Kunert ranks 288. Before him are Hedwig Dohm (1831), Reiner Kunze (1933), Johann von Rist (1607), Heinrich Zschokke (1771), Hilde Domin (1909), and Marie Hankel (1844). After him are Wolfgang Koeppen (1906), Georg Calixtus (1586), Marieluise Fleißer (1901), Johann Baptist Allgaier (1763), Adolf Brand (1874), and Joseph Victor von Scheffel (1826).

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