Died 1988-11-22.
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Erich Fried
Erich Fried was an Austrian-born poet, writer, and translator. He initially became known to a broader public in both Germany and Austria for his political poetry, and later for his love poems. As a writer, he mostly wrote plays and short novels. He also translated works by different English writers from English into German, most notably works by William Shakespeare.
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Born 6 May 1921 · Died 22 November 1988 · Q84393
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1988· 2 entries
And is buried in Kensal Green Cemetery, London
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1987· 1 entry
Awarded Georg Büchner Prize (1987).
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1986· 1 entry
Won Carl von Ossietzky Medal (1986).
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1985· 1 entry
Awarded Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the State of Vienna (1985).
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1983· 1 entry
Awarded Literaturpreis der Stadt Bremen (1983).
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1982· 1 entry
Regained his Austrian nationality, though he also retained the British nationality he had adopted in 1949
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1980· 1 entry
Awarded City of Vienna Literature Prize (1980).
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1972· 1 entry
Awarded Österreichischer Kunstpreis für Literatur (1972).
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1969· 1 entry
A selection of his poetry was published in the GDR poetry series Poesiealbum, and his Dylan Thomas translations were published in that same series in 1974
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1965· 1 entry
Married for a third time, wedding Catherine Boswell with whom he had three children; Petra (born 1965), Klaus, and Thomas (born 1969)
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1962· 1 entry
Returned to Vienna for the first time
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1944· 1 entry
Married Maria Marburg, shortly before the birth of his son Hans
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1943· 1 entry
In protest of its growing Stalinist tendencies
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1921· 1 entry
Born 1921-05-06.
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