Johannes Bobrowski

German author.

Born April 9th, 1917 in Sovetsk. [ref]

Died September 2nd, 1965 at 48 years old in East Berlin (peritonitis). [ref]

Occupations
contributing editor, literary editor, poet, prosaist, soldier, translator, writer
Wikipedia

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