Wolfgang Borchert was a German author and playwright whose work was strongly influenced by his experience of dictatorship and his service in the Wehrmacht during the Second World War. His work is among the best-known examples of the... Wikipedia
Born: May 20, 1921, Hamburg, Germany
Died: November 20, 1947 (age 26 years), Basel, Switzerland
Plays: The Man Outside
Education: Gymnasium Eppendorf
Parents: Hertha Borchert and Fritz Borchert
Literary movement: Trümmerliteratur ("Rubble literature")
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