Joseph Breitbach (1903–1980) was a French-German playwright, novelist and journalist.Profile
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Koblenz Koblenz (; Moselle Franconian language, Moselle Franconian: ''Kowelenz''), spelled Coblenz before 1926, is a German city on the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle, a multi-nation tributary. Koblenz was established as a Roman Empire, Roman mili ...

and died in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

. He is best known for his novel ''Bericht über Bruno'' (''Report on Bruno''). The

Joseph-Breitbach-Preis Joseph-Breitbach-Preis (Joseph Breitbach Prize) is a literary prize awarded by the Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur Mainz (Academy of Sciences and Literature of Mainz), in Germany and the Joseph Breitbach Foundation. Established in ...

is named after him.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Breitbach, Joseph German male writers 1903 births 1980 deaths Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Members of the German Academy for Language and Literature