Karl Philipp Moritz

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Born	September 15, 1756 • Hameln • Germany
Died	June 26, 1793 (aged 36) • Berlin • Germany
Notable Works	“Anton Reiser”

Fanny Lewald

German writer

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

German author

Günter Grass

German writer

Peter Weiss

German writer

Christa Wolf

German author

Carl Zuckmayer

German playwright

Jakob Wassermann

German author

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Hermann Sudermann

German writer

Leonhard Frank

German writer

Else Lasker-Schüler

German author

Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel

German writer

Marie Luise Kaschnitz

German author

Paul Ernst

German writer

Franz Ferdinand, Freiherr von Dingelstedt, engraving by A. Weger after a photograph.

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German writer and producer

Karl May

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Gustav Frenssen

German novelist

Karl von Holtei

German author

Gustav Falke

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Franz Kafka

German-language writer

Elias Canetti

Bulgarian-born writer

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