Award winning German author Brigitte Kronauer dies at 78

Brigitte Kronauer

Brigitte Kronauer, aufgenommen am Freitag (17.12.2010) im Arbeitszimmer ihres Hauses in Hamburg-Nienstedten. Die Schriftstellerin und Georg-Büchner-Preisträgerin feiert am 29.12.2010 ihren 70. Geburtstag. Eigentlich fühlt sie sich aber viel jünger, sagte sie im Interview der Nachrichtenagentur dpa. Foto: Markus Scholz dpa/lno (zu dpa-Korr vom 23.12.2010) +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++

Brigitte Kronauer

German writer Brigitte Kronauer, who was awarded the Georg Buechner literary prize in 2005 has died at the age of 78, her publisher said on Tuesday.

The Klett Cotta publishing house said Kronauer had died after a long period of severe illness and referred to her as “a highly esteemed author, who has left a lasting mark on her publisher.”

Born in 1940 in Essen, Kronauer is known for works, including “Frau Muehlenbeck im Gehaeus,” “Teufelsbrueck” and “Der Scheik von Aachen.”

The majority of her works were not translated into English.

Awarded annually, the Georg Buechner Prize is the most important literary prize on German-language works.

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