- Born
- Died
- Birth nameHeinrich Theodor Böll
- A recurring theme in Heinrich Böll's novels is the German society during the decades following WWII. In his early novels, like 'Wo warst du Adam?' he writes about the meaningless of war, its sufferings and horrors. The moral decay of post-war Germany is the theme for the following novels, 'Nicht nur zur Weihnachtszeit' and 'Haus ohne Hüter'. In the 1960s he wrote the conspicious consumption of the blossoming German economy. In his 'Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum' he wrote about a German society who had to deal with terrorist attacks.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Mattias Thuresson <mattias.thuresson@mbox300.swipnet.se>
- SpouseAnnemarie Böll(March 6, 1942 - July 16, 1985) (his death, 4 children)
- Was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1972.
- President of the International P.E.N. from 1971 to 1974.
- Sold millions of copies in the former Soviet Union.
- Pictured on a 70c German commemorative stamp celebrating the 100th anniversary of his birth, issued 7December 2017.
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