Jurek Becker

Novelist, Author

1937 – 1997

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Who was Jurek Becker?

Jurek Becker was a Polish-born German writer, film-author and GDR dissident. His most famous novel is Jacob the Liar, which has been made into two films. He lived in Łódź during World War II for about two years and survived the Holocaust.

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Born
Sep 30, 1937
Łódź
Also known as
  • J. Becker
Parents
Religion
  • Judaism
Ethnicity
  • Germans
Nationality
  • Germany
  • Poland
Profession
Education
  • Humboldt University of Berlin
Died
Mar 14, 1997
Schleswig-Holstein

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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