Wolfgang Borchert

German playwright, and short story writer.

Born May 20th, 1921 in Hamburg. [ref]

Died November 20th, 1947 at 26 years old in Basel (hepatitis). [ref]

Occupations
playwright, poet, resistance fighter, short story writer, writer
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The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain