Michael Krüger (born 9 December 1943) is a German writer, publisher and translator.

Early life and education

Michael Krüger was born in 1943 in

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, Germany. He grew up in

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. After completing secondary schooling, he was apprenticed to a

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and later studied philosophy and literature.

Career

From 1962 to 1965 Krüger worked as a

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. From 1968 he worked as an editor at the publishing house

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, becoming director in 1986. He was also head of fiction publishing. In 1972 he published his first poems, with his first collection, ''Reginapoly'', appearing in 1976 and his first collection of stories ''Was tun: Eine altmodische Geschichte'' (What shall we do: An old-fashioned story) in 1984. Several stories, novels and translations followed.

Recognition and awards

Krüger's work has garnered many important accolades, including the 1986

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and the 1996

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Other activities

Krüger wrote the introduction to the 2010 ''

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'' edition of Jakov Lind's ''Soul of Wood''. From 1975 he became a jury member of the European literary award

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. He is also a juror for the

Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award The Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award (Polish: ''Międzynarodowa Nagroda Literacka im. Zbigniewa Herberta'') is a Polish international literary award, literature prize established in 2013 in Warsaw and named after a Polish poet, essa ...

Works

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References

External links

German Poet, Novelist, and Publisher Michael Kruger
(audio, interview, The Leonard Lopate Show, 2008) * (Review of ''The Executor'') *
Michael Krüger: Poems
at

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