Ernst Kreuder (29 August 1903 – 24 December 1972) was a German writer. He was born in

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and died in

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Work

His 1946 work ''The Attic Pretenders'' concerned a secret associations view of imagination and reality and was well received.

Unica Zürn Unica Zürn (6 July 1916 – 19 October 1970) was a German author and artist. Zürn is remembered for her works of anagram poetry and automatic drawing and for her photographic collaborations with Hans Bellmer. An exhibition of Bellmer and Zürn ...

considered it to be one of her favorite books. He also wrote works like ''Those Who Cannot Be Found'' and ''The Undiscoverables''. Although his works have been described as melancholy or Kafkaesque he stated that "the literary fashion of hopeless despair must be overcome."

Awards

*1953

Georg Büchner Prize The Georg Büchner Prize () is the most important literary prize for German language literature. The award is named after dramatist and writer Georg Büchner, author of '' Woyzeck'' and '' Leonce and Lena''. The Georg Büchner Prize is awarded an ...

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