Heinrich Böll

Heinrich Böll

Heinrich Böll was born on 21 December 1917 in Cologne and passed away on 16 July 1985 in Langenbroich. After training as a bookseller, he studied German philology in Cologne. Beginning in 1947, he published short stories, novels, radio plays, and stage plays. In 1972, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for his literary oeuvre. Böll published translations with Suhrkamp Verlag, including numerous plays by George Bernhard Shaw. 

Heinrich Böll was born on 21 December 1917 in Cologne and passed away on 16 July 1985 in Langenbroich. After training as a bookseller, he studied German philology in Cologne. Beginning in 1947, he published short stories, novels, radio plays, and stage plays. In 1972, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for his literary oeuvre. Böll published translations with Suhrkamp Verlag, including numerous plays by George Bernhard Shaw. 


PUBLICATIONS

»What Are We Going to Do With Our Lives?«
Year of Publication: 2025
Ingeborg Bachmann, Heinrich BöllYear of Publication: 2025
A young poet, who presented her work to the Gruppe 47 for the first time in 1952, and a man nine years her senior, already an established writer. In their letters, Ingeborg Bachmann and Heinrich Böll talk about politics and literature, religion and travel, and time ang again, about the material prerequisites of writing: money and a roof over their heads. Over many years, they read each other’s...