Martin Walser | |
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 Walser at a book presentation in Aachen, Germany, in 2008 | |
| Born | 24 March 1927 Wasserburg am Bodensee, Germany |
| Died | 26 July 2023 (aged 96) Überlingen, Germany |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | German |
| Period | 1955–2023 |
| Notable works | Runaway Horse |
| Notable awards | Peace Prize of the German Book Trade 1998 |
Martin Walser (24 March 1927 – 26 July 2023) was a German writer. He became famous for talking about the troubles for anti-heroes he had in his novels and stories. In 1998 he was awarded the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade in Frankfurt. Walser was born in Wasserburg am Bodensee, Germany.
At the age of 17, Walser became a member of the Nazi Party on 20 April 1944, though Walser denied that he entered the party.
Walser died on 26 July 2023 in Überlingen, Germany at the age of 96.
He was among the important German authors after the Second World War.
Most of his works are about the protagonists, and the inner conflicts they have to overcome. This is similar to the world of other German-language writers of the time, such as Heinrich Böll, Peter Handke or Siegfried Lenz.
