Walter Kempowski

1929 - 2007

country of citizenship: Germany

languages spoken, written or signed: German

occupation: writer, screenwriter, chronicler, historian

award received: Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Heimito von Doderer-Literaturpreis, Andreas Gryphius Prize, Dedalus-Preis für Neue Literatur, Nicolas Born Award, Wilhelm Raabe Prize, Großes Verdienstkreuz des Niedersächsischen Verdienstordens, State Award of Lower Saxony

official website: www.kempowski.de

Walter Kempowski (German pronunciation: [ˈvaltɐ kɛmˈpɔfskiː] ; 29 April 1929 – 5 October 2007) was a German writer. Kempowski was known for his series of novels called German Chronicle ("Deutsche Chronik") and the monumental Echolot ("Sonar"), a collage of autobiographical reports, letters and other documents by contemporary witnesses of the Second World War. Source: Wikipedia (en)