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Wolfgang Borchert
German playwright, and short story writer (1921–1947).
Born May 20th, 1921 in Hamburg.
Died November 20th, 1947 at 26 years old in Basel (hepatitis).
Occupations
playwright, poet, resistance fighter, short story writer, writer
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