Writing · Writer · Novel
Born Feb 24, 1926 · Mittweida, Germany
Active 1995–2013 · Awards: Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Hans Fallada Prize, Literaturpreis der Universitätsstadt Marburg und des Landkreises Marburg-Biedenkopf, Jakob Kaiser Award, Jakob Kaiser Award, honorary citizen of Mittweida, honorary citizen of Leipzig, Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
Erich Loest was a German writer born in Mittweida, Saxony. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Hans Walldorf, Bernd Diksen and Waldemar Naß.