Ernst Kreuder (29 August 1903 – 24 December 1972) was a German writer. He was born in

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and died in

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Work

His 1946 work ''The Attic Pretenders'' concerned a secret associations view of imagination and reality and was well received. Unica Zürn considered it to be one of her favorite books. He also wrote works like ''Those Who Cannot Be Found'' and ''The Undiscoverables''. Although his works have been described as melancholy or Kafkaesque he stated that "the literary fashion of hopeless despair must be overcome."German literature: a critical survey by Bruno Boesch pg 345
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Awards

*1953

Georg Büchner Prize The Georg Büchner Prize (german: link=no, Georg-Büchner-Preis) is the most important literary prize for German language literature, along with the Goethe Prize. The award is named after dramatist and writer Georg Büchner, author of ''Woyzeck'' ...

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1903 births 1972 deaths Georg Büchner Prize winners German male writers {{Germany-writer-stub