Ursula Krechel | |
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![]() Krechel in 2019 | |
Born | Trier, Germany | 4 December 1947
Notable awards |
[1] Ursula Krechel (born 4 December 1947) is a German writer and poet.
Krechel was born on 4 December 1947, in Trier. From 1966 to 1972, she studied German studies, theatre, and art history at the University of Cologne. From 1969 to 1972, she worked as a dramaturge in Dortmund. After 1978, she lived in Frankfurt on Main for many years and since 2000 has lived and worked in Berlin as a writer, focusing on Lyric poetry, but also writing prose, drama, and radio drama. [2]
Krechel is a member of Akademie der Künste (Academy of Arts) and the German Academy for Language and Literature. The Akademie der Künste holds the Ursula Krechel archive, which includes her publications, documents, manuscripts and correspondence. She is Vice-President of the Academy of Sciences and Literature, Mainz. In 2020, Krechel became the Honorary President of the PEN Centre Germany. [3]
In 2025 she won the prestigious German literature award Georg Büchner Prize. [4]
List obtained from Literatur Port. [5]
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