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Wolfgang Borchert
German playwright, and short story writer.
Born May 20th, 1921 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1947 at 26 years old in Basel (hepatitis). [ref]
Occupations
playwright, poet, resistance fighter, short story writer, writer
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I’m the one that’s got to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to. Jimi Hendrix