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Heinrich Böll


Born
in Köln , Germany
December 21, 1917

Died
July 16, 1985

Genre
Literature & Fiction, Travel, Short Stories

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Franz Kafka, Thomas Mann, Ernest Hemingway ...more


Der deutsche Schriftsteller und Übersetzer gilt als einer der bedeutendsten deutschen Autoren der Nachkriegszeit. Er schrieb Gedichte, Kurzgeschichten und Romane, von denen auch einige verfilmt wurden. Dabei setzte er sich kritisch mit der jungen Bundesrepublik auseinander. Zu seinen erfolgreichsten Werken zählen "Billard um halbzehn", "Ansichten eines Clowns" und "Gruppenbild mit Dame". Den Nobelpreis für Literatur bekam Heinrich Böll 1972; er war nach 43 Jahren der erste deutsche Schriftsteller, dem diese Auszeichnung zuteil wurde. 1974 erschien sein wohl populärstes Werk, "Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum". Durch sein politisches Engagement wirkte er, gemeinsam mit seinem Freund Lew Kopelew, auf die europäische Literatur der Nachkri ...more

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Average rating: 3.83 · 81,317 ratings · 6,420 reviews · 618 distinct works • Similar authors
The Clown
3.93 avg rating — 31,383 ratings — published 1963 — 231 editions
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The Lost Honor of Katharina...
3.69 avg rating — 17,934 ratings — published 1974 — 203 editions
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Billiards at Half-Past Nine
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3.93 avg rating — 4,800 ratings — published 1959 — 16 editions
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Group Portrait with Lady
3.92 avg rating — 3,766 ratings — published 1971 — 127 editions
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The Train Was on Time
3.88 avg rating — 3,729 ratings — published 1949 — 76 editions
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نان سال‌های جوانی
3.55 avg rating — 3,083 ratings — published 1955 — 75 editions
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And Never Said a Word
3.82 avg rating — 2,171 ratings — published 1953 — 33 editions
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Irisches Tagebuch
3.85 avg rating — 2,046 ratings — published 1957
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Wanderer, kommst du nach Sp...
4.09 avg rating — 1,275 ratings — published 1950 — 52 editions
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And Where Were You, Adam?
3.85 avg rating — 1,211 ratings — published 1951 — 67 editions
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“یک چیز بسیار زیبا وجود دارد. هیچ . به هیچ فکر کن”
― Heinrich Böll
tags: عقاید-یک-دلقک
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“مردمي هم هستند كه در انتظار هيچ به سر مي‌برند.”
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“هرگز نبايد سعي در تكرار لحظات داشت بايد آنها را همان گونه كه يك بار اتفاق افتاده اند فقط تنها به خاطر آورد.”
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