On the Death of Karl Heinz Bohrer

Karl Heinz Bohrer died in London on August 4, 2021 at the age of 88. Bohrer was an editor in charge of the literature segment of Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, editor of the cultural magazine Merkur and one of Germany’s most renowned essayists. After his habilitation, he taught at several universities in Germany, France and the USA. In 2007, the literary theorist and publicist was awarded the Heinrich Mann Prize.

Suhrkamp Verlag most recently published Karl Heinz Bohrer's study Mit Dolchen sprechen. His latest work, Was alles so vorkommt, will be published by Suhrkamp Verlag in September 2021.