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Ulrich Plenzdorf

Born

in Berlin, Germany

October 26, 1934

Died

August 09, 2007

Genre

Literature & Fiction

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Ulrich Plenzdorf was a German author and dramatist.

Born in Berlin, Plenzdorf studied Philosophy in Leipzig, but graduated with a degree in film. He found work at DEFA.

He became famous in both East and West Germany for his socially critical work titled "Die neuen Leiden des jungen W." Written in the jargon of the GDR-youth of the 1970s, it details the tragic story of a young man and his attempt to break free from his stifling bourgeois environment, drawing parallels between his own life and that of the protagonist in Goethe's work The Sorrows of Young Werther (Die Leiden des jungen Werther) (1774).

Since 2004, Plenzdorf had been a guest lecturer at the Deutsches Literaturinstitut in Leipzig.

He died of undisclosed causes, aged 72. ...more

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	Die neuen Leiden des jungen W. 3.29 avg rating — 3,681 ratings — published 1973 — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Legende von Paul und Paula 3.80 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 1974 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Legende vom Glück ohne Ende 3.92 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 1979 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Sufferings of Young W.: Ulrich Plenzdorf, Gunter Kunert, Anna Seghers, and Others (German Library by Ulrich Plenzdorf (Editor), Alexander Stephan, Therese Hornigk 3.81 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	kein runter kein fern 3.44 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1984	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gutenachtgeschichte by Ulrich Plenzdorf, Rolf Köhler (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1983 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ein Land, genannt die DDR by Ulrich Plenzdorf (Editor), Rüdiger Dammann 3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Karla. Der alte Mann , das Pferd und die Straße. Texte zu Filmen. 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1980	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Freiheitsberaubung: Ein Stück nach der gleichnamigen Erzählung von Günter De Bruyn liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1990	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ulrich Plenzdorf, Die Neuen Leiden Des Jungen W.: Ansichten, Wertungen, Kommentare, Anregungen Für Den Deutschunterricht really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2000	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Paul & Paula (2 books)
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Quotes by Ulrich Plenzdorf (?)

“მთავარი ის კი არ არის, ადამიანმა რამე იცოდეს, მთავარია, ყველას თავი მოაჩვენო, ვიციო.”
― Ulrich Plenzdorf, Die neuen Leiden des jungen W.

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