About Birgit Vanderbeke
Lived 1956 – 2021 (aged 65). Birgit Vanderbeke was a German poet lawyer and writer.
Birgit Vanderbeke (8 August 1956 – 24 December 2021) was a German writer.
Biography Born in Dahme, East Germany,
She died on 24 December 2021, at age of 65. 1999 Roswitha Prize 2002 Hans Fallada Prize 2007 Brothers Grimm Poetics Professorship at University of Kassel 2014 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize shortlist for The Mussel Feast (German; trans. Jamie Bulloch)
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Who was Birgit Vanderbeke?
German writer (1956–2021)
When was Birgit Vanderbeke born?
Birgit Vanderbeke was born on 8 August 1956 in Dahme/Mark.
When did Birgit Vanderbeke die?
Birgit Vanderbeke died on 24 December 2021 in Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie.
What was Birgit Vanderbeke's occupation?
Birgit Vanderbeke was a poet lawyer and writer.
What nationality was Birgit Vanderbeke?
Birgit Vanderbeke was German.
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