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Jurek Becker

Jurek Becker

1937–1997

Nationality
German Democratic Republic
Occupation
writer

Jurek Becker (German: [ˈjuːʁɛk ˈbɛkɐ] ; c. 30 September 1937 – 14 March 1997) was a Polish-born German writer, screenwriter and East German dissident.

Incarceration history

Facilities

  1. Ravensbrück concentration camp
    Dates unknown

Biography

Jurek Becker (German: [ˈjuːʁɛk ˈbɛkɐ] ; c. 30 September 1937 – 14 March 1997) was a Polish-born German writer, screenwriter and East German dissident. His most famous novel is Jacob the Liar, which has been made into two films. He lived in Łódź during World War II for about two years and survived the Holocaust.

Related people

Same nationality and era where possible; falls back to shared nationality or era.

  • Claus-Dieter Sprink
    1954–2006German Democratic Republic
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    1917–1959German Democratic Republic
  • Wilhelm Enke
    1912–1980German Democratic Republic
  • Adolf Scholze
    1913–1983German Democratic Republic
  • Gerhard Weck
    1913–1974German Democratic Republic
  • Heinz Gronau
    1912–1977German Democratic Republic

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