Walter Kempowski

Walter Kempowski
Born29 April 1929 (1929-04-29)
Rostock, Germany
Died5 October 2007(2007-10-05) (aged 78)
Rotenburg an der Wümme, Germany
Occupation
Notable works
  • German Chronicle (1993–2005)
  • Swansong 1945 (2014)
  • All for Nothing (2015)
  • Homeland (2018)
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Walter Kempowski (German pronunciation: [ˈvaltɐ kɛmˈpɔfskiː] ⓘ; 29 April 1929 – 5 October 2007) was a German writer. Kempowski was known for his series of novels called German Chronicle ("Deutsche Chronik") and the monumental Echolot ("Sonar"), a collage of autobiographical reports, letters and other documents by contemporary witnesses of the Second World War.

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