Marcel Reich-Ranicki
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Marcel Reich-Ranicki (German: [maʁˈsɛl ˌʁaɪçʁaˈnɪtskiː]; 2 June 1920 – 18 September 2013) was a Polish-born German literary critic and member of the informal literary association Gruppe 47.[1] He was regarded as one of the most influential contemporary literary critics in the field of German literature and has often been called Literaturpapst ("Pope of Literature") in Germany.[2]
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Marcel Reich-Ranicki | |
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Born | Marceli Reich (1920-06-02)2 June 1920 Włocławek, Kuyavia, Poland |
Died | 18 September 2013(2013-09-18) (aged 93) Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany |
Occupation | Literary critic |
Notable awards | Goethe Prize (2002) |
Spouse |
Teofila
(m. 1942; died 2011) |
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