Writing · Theatre Play · Writer
Born Dec 9, 1916 · Hamburg, Germany
Active 1955–1991 · Awards: Georg Büchner Prize, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Literature Award of the Bavarian Academy of the Fine Arts, Weilheim Literature Prize, Literaturpreis der Stadt Bremen, Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft (Hamburg)
Wolfgang Hildesheimer was a German author. He originally trained as an artist, before turning to writing.