On the Death of Karl Heinz Bohrer

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04.08.2021
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.

Karl Heinz Bohrer, born in Cologne in 1932, was a literary critic, publisher, scientist and creator of numerous works focusing on the central ideas of Momentanism and »suddenness«. He worked as a secondary school teacher in Germany, England and the USA. In 2007, he was awarded the Heinrich Mann Prize and received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2014. Karl Heinz Bohrer died in London on August 4, 2021.

 

Karl Heinz Bohrer, born in Cologne in 1932, was a literary critic, publisher, scientist and creator of numerous works focusing on the central...


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