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Peter Härtling

German writer (1933–2017).

Born November 13th, 1933 in Chemnitz. [ref]

Died July 10th, 2017 at 83 years old in Rüsselsheim am Main (heart failure). [ref]

Occupations
children's writer, essayist, journalist, literary critic, literary editor, playwright, poet, radio personality, writer

I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner