Literature: Steinmeier pays tribute to Christoph Hein on his 80th birthday

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Steinmeier pays tribute to Christoph Hein on his 80th birthday

Christoph Hein 2016 at the book fair in Leipzig. photo

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Christoph Hein’s best-known works include short stories and novels such as “Landnahme”, “The Strange Friend”, “Horn’s End”, “The Tango Player”, “Glückskind mit Vater” and “Verwirrnis”.

On the occasion of the 80th birthday of Christoph Hein paid tribute to Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier for the work of the German writer. “My good wishes go not only to a great storyteller and stylist, but also to a passionate chronicler of German history,” said Steinmeier. Hein will be 80 years old on April 8th. He is considered one of the most important literary witnesses to the decline of the GDR.

“With your books you have opened our eyes, especially about the country in which we live and about the times in which we live,” said the Federal President. Hein’s work, which has won many awards, is an impressive mirror of Germany and a lasting part of his literary legacy. The author, who comes from Silesia and grew up in Saxony, lived in the GDR after the Wall was built in 1961.

From 1998 to 2000, Hein was president of the PEN Center. Hein was awarded, among other things, the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, the Austrian State Prize for European Literature and the Uwe Johnson Prize.

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