Max von der Grün: Biography, Facts and Career
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Max von der Grün (German: [maks fɔn dɐ̯ ɡʁyːn] ; 25 May 1926 – 7 April 2005) was a German writer. Max von der Grün was born in Sankt Georgen (Bayreuth) and grew up in Mitterteich. After a clerical apprenticeship, he became a paratrooper during World War II in 1944. He was captured by U.S. forces near Quimper (France) and became a prisoner of war, spending three years in prison camps in Scotland, Louisiana, Texas, and New Mexico. After his release, he worked as a bricklayer, and from 1951 to 1963 in the Zeche Königsborn mine near Unna. He started writing in 1955, initially poetry, later focusing on worker-class themes. He wrote approximatly 20 books, one of them being: "Vorstadtkrokodile." He was a founding member of the Dortmunder Gruppe 61, and a member of the International PEN. Von der Grün died in Dortmund.
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- Full name: Max von der Grün
- Born: 1926-05-25
- Nationality: Germany
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q77733
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Who is Max von der Grün?
Max von der Grün (German: [maks fɔn dɐ̯ ɡʁyːn] ; 25 May 1926 – 7 April 2005) was a German writer. Max von der Grün was born in Sankt Georgen (Bayreuth) and grew up in Mitterteich.
What nationality is Max von der Grün?
Max von der Grün is Germany.
When was Max von der Grün born?
Max von der Grün was born on 1926-05-25.
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