Writing · Novel · Writer
Born Mar 24, 1927 · Wasserburg, Germany
Active 1967–2023 · Awards: Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Georg Büchner Prize, Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg, Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Hermann-Hesse-Preis, Gerhart Hauptmann prize, Schiller Memorial Prize, Alemannischer Literaturpreis
Martin Johannes Walser was a German writer, known especially as a novelist. He began his career as journalist for Süddeutscher Rundfunk, where he wrote and directed audio plays. He was a member of Group 47 from 1953 on.