Friedrich Christian Delius

German writer (1943-2022)

Friedrich Christian Delius (13 February 1943 – 30 May 2022), also known as F.C. Delius,[1][2] was a German writer.[3] He published more than a dozen novels and a number of poetry collections. His work has been translated into more then 20 languages.[2] He won numerous German literary prizes including the Joseph Breitbach Prize,[4] the Georg Büchner Prize,[5] and the Critics Prize.

Friedrich Christian Delius
Delius in 2011
Delius in 2011
Born(1943-02-13)13 February 1943
Rome, Italy
Died30 May 2022(2022-05-30) (aged 79)
Berlin, Germany
OccupationNovelist
LanguageGerman
NationalityGerman
Alma materFree University of Berlin, Technical University of Berlin
GenreNovel
Notable awardsGeorg Büchner Prize, Joseph-Breitbach-Preis
Years active1966–2022

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Website
fcdelius.de

Delius died on 30 May 2022 in Berlin, Germany at the age of 79.[1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Schriftsteller und Büchner-Preisträger: Friedrich Christian Delius ist tot". Der Spiegel (in German). 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Schriftsteller Friedrich Christian Delius ist tot". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  3. "Friedrich Christian Delius | Authors". Macmillan.
  4. "Delius erhält Joseph-Breitbach-Preis". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). 2 July 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  5. Krause, Tilman (31 May 2022). "F.C. Delius: Nachruf auf den Chronisten der Bundesrepublik". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 31 May 2022.