Karl Georg Büchner was a German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose, considered part of the Young Germany movement. He was also a revolutionary and the brother of physician and philosopher Ludwig
Pencil drawing of Büchner, c. 1835
Büchner in a 1833/34 drawing by his friend Alexis Muston
Gravestone of Georg Büchner on Germaniahügel in Zürich-Oberstrass
The Georg Büchner Prize is the most important literary prize for German language literature. The award is named after dramatist and writer Georg Büchner, author of Woyzeck and Leonce and Lena. The Geo
Georg Büchner
…Woyzeck (see main article, Woyzeck, for a full list). Woyzeck has been included in the curriculum for students in grade 12 in Germany. A German literary Georg Büchner Prize is awarded annually. It was created in 1923. The Hessian Courier, 1834 – in cooperation with Friedrich Ludwig Weidig (Flugschrift…
Friedrich Dürrenmatt in 1989
Laureate of the year 1989: Botho Strauß
Terézia Mora, Frankfurter Buchmesse 2023
Laureate of the year 2020: Elke Erb