Ingeborg Bachmann
Ingeborg Bachmann | |
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Photograph of Bachmann by Mario Dondero (c. 1962) | |
| Born | 25 June 1926 Klagenfurt, Austria |
| Died | 17 October 1973 (aged 47) Rome, Italy |
| Pen name | Ruth Keller |
| Occupation | Poet, short story writer, novelist, translator, journalist |
| Language | German |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna (Ph.D. in Philosophy, 23 March 1950) University of Graz |
| Notable works | Die gestundete Zeit (1953, "Time Deferred")
Anrufung des großen Bären (1956, "Invocation of Ursa Major") Malina (1971) |
| Notable awards | Prize of the Group 47 1953 Georg Büchner Prize 1964 Anton Wildgans Prize 1971 |
| Partner | Paul Celan (1950–52, 1957) Max Frisch (1958–63) |
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Ingeborg Bachmann (Austrian German: [ˈɪŋəbɔrɡ ˈbaxman]; 25 June 1926 – 17 October 1973) was an Austrian poet and author. She is regarded as one of the major voices of German-language literature in the 20th century. In 1963, she was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature by German philologist Harald Patzer.