Heinrich Böll
Heinrich Böll | |
|---|---|
Böll in 1981 | |
| Born | Heinrich Theodor Böll 21 December 1917 Cologne, Prussia, German Empire |
| Died | 16 July 1985 (aged 67) Langenbroich, West Germany |
| Notable awards | Georg Büchner Prize 1967 Nobel Prize in Literature 1972 |
| Signature | |
.jpg){kind=link}
Heinrich Theodor Böll (/bɜːrl/; German: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈteːodoːɐ̯ ˈbœl] ⓘ; 21 December 1917 – 16 July 1985) was a German writer. Considered one of Germany's foremost post-World War II writers, Böll received the Georg Büchner Prize (1967) and the Nobel Prize for Literature (1972).