Jurek Becker

1937 - 1997

country of citizenship: German Democratic Republic, West Germany

languages spoken, written or signed: German

educated at: Humboldt University of Berlin

occupation: writer, screenwriter, prosaist

award received: Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, National Prize of East Germany, Heinrich Mann Prize, Charles Veillon prize in the German language, Hans Fallada Prize, Stadtschreiber von Bergen, Bavarian TV Awards, Literaturpreis der Stadt Bremen

Jurek Becker (German: [ˈjuː.ʁɛk ˈbɛ.kɐ] , probably 30 September 1937 – 14 March 1997) was a Polish-born German writer, screenwriter and East German dissident. His most famous novel is Jacob the Liar, which has been made into two films. He lived in Łódź during World War II for about two years and survived the Holocaust. Source: Wikipedia (en)