Heiner Müller
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Heiner Müller
Heiner Müller, born on January 9, 1929 in Eppendorf (Saxony), was one of the most important German-language playwrights of the second half of the 20th century. In addition, he was the author of poetry and prose, an essayist and president of the East German Academy of the Arts. Heiner Müller died on December 30, 1995 in Berlin.
Heiner Müller, born on January 9, 1929 in Eppendorf (Saxony), was one of the most important German-language playwrights of the second half of the 20th century. In addition, he was the author of poetry and prose, an essayist and president of the East German Academy of the Arts. Heiner Müller died on December 30, 1995 in Berlin.
PUBLICATIONS
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Year of Publication: 2020
Heiner MüllerYear of Publication: 2020
The American Leviathan
All throughout his life, »America« was both dream and projection machinery to Heiner Müller. He never forgets the first Mickey Mouse film he saw as a child in Eppendorf, while Faulkner is a defining read in his adolescence. The early fascination is coupled with the disapproving scepticism towards the opposing system’s aggressive politics during the Cold War.
When Müller travels to...
Year of Publication: 2017
Heiner MüllerYear of Publication: 2017
»Not Enough for Everyone«
The reception of the works by this author of poetry and prose, director of plays and theatres has changed: while in the early nineties, some considered his statements to be not in keeping...
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Portuguese rights (VS Editor), Serbia (Radni Sto)
Year of Publication: 2014
Heiner MüllerYear of Publication: 2014
Waiting on the Counter-Slope
Famous for his plays and talks (and his whisky and cigars), Heiner Müller also wrote poetry over the course of his entire life. From socialist anthems and children’s songs in the 1950s to...
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English world rights (Seagull)