WRITER

Martin Walser

1927 - 2023

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Martin Johannes Walser (German: [ˈmaʁ.tiːn ˈvalˌzɐ] ; 24 March 1927 – 26 July 2023) 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. His first novel, Marriage in Philippsburg, a satirical portrait of postwar society, became a success in 1957. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Martin Walser is the 2,629th most popular writer (down from 1,671st in 2024), the 2,795th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,775th in 2019) and the 170th most popular German Writer.

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Among writers, Martin Walser ranks 2,629 out of 7,302. Before him are Nikoloz Baratashvili, Bharavi, Jim Thompson, Rose Ausländer, Cornelis Vreeswijk, and Vladimir Stasov. After him are Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, Sylvain Maréchal, Seymour Hersh, Alexander Kazbegi, Udo Lindenberg, and Cornelius Ryan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Martin Walser ranks 164. Before him are Neil Simon, Mikhail Ulyanov, Martha Chase, Hiroshi Teshigahara, Marcel Ophüls, and Joan Segarra. After him are Gae Aulenti, Yutaka Taniyama, Giuseppe Moioli, Lee Konitz, Yitzhak Hofi, and Allan Kaprow. Among people deceased in 2023, Martin Walser ranks 168. Before him are Luboš Kohoutek, Ken Block, Vera Krepkina, Josep Maria Fusté, Craig Brown, and Richard Roundtree. After him are Amitai Etzioni, Julian Sands, Andrés García, George Pell, Dmitry Utkin, and Sherif Ismail.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Martin Walser ranks 2,796 out of 7,253. Before him are Frederick Charles, Duke of Württemberg-Winnental (1652), Luigi Colani (1928), Hans von Marées (1837), Princess Maria Augusta of Saxony (1782), Michael Rummenigge (1964), and Franz Joseph Emil Fischer (1877). After him are Werner Schroeter (1945), Sabina of Bavaria (1492), Udo Lindenberg (1946), Leo Löwenthal (1900), Franz Reuleaux (1829), and Hermann Breith (1892).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Martin Walser ranks 170. Before him are Charlotte Buff (1753), Joseph Görres (1776), Matthias Claudius (1740), Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart (1739), Cornelia Funke (1958), and Friedrich Spee (1591). After him are Udo Lindenberg (1946), Malwida von Meysenbug (1816), Heinz G. Konsalik (1921), Johann Froben (1460), Dorothea von Schlegel (1764), and Arno Schmidt (1914).

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