About Jurij Koch
Born 1936. Jurij Koch is a German writer, journalist and screenwriter.
Jurij Koch (born 15 September 1936) is a German writer. He writes in both Sorbian languages as well as German.
Koch's father worked in the nearby quarry, his mother worked several jobs at different farms. Jurij Koch went to school in Crostwitz, northern Czechoslovakia, Bautzen and Cottbus, and studied at the University of Leipzig.
He has worked as an editor and reporter.
Awards Ćišinski Award, 1976 Carl Blechen Award, 1983 Literature award "Umwelt" by the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, 1992
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Who is Jurij Koch?
Sorbian writer
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Jurij Koch was born on 15 September 1936 in Horka.
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Jurij Koch is a writer, journalist and screenwriter.
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Jurij Koch is German.
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