List of East German authors

This is a list of notable East German authors. They spent at least part of their lives in the Soviet occupation zone (1945 to 1949) of post-war Germany or in the German Democratic Republic (1949 to 1990). At least part of their notable work was on East German topics, irrespective of where and when it was published.

A

• Alexander Abusch (1902–1982)
• Bruno Apitz (1900–1979)
• Annemarie Auer (1913–2002)

B

• Helmut Baierl (1926–2005)
• Kurt Barthel (1914–1967)
• Johannes R. Becher (1891–1958)
• Lilly Becher (1901–1978)
• Jurek Becker (1937–1997)
• Wolf Biermann (born 1936)
• Brigitte Birnbaum (born 1938)
• Johannes Bobrowski (1917–1965)
• Inge Borde-Klein (1917–2006)
• Thomas Brasch (1945–2001)
• Volker Braun (born 1939)
• Werner Bräunig (1934–1976)
• Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956)
• Willi Bredel (1901–1964)
• Elfriede Brüning (1910–2014)
• Günter de Bruyn (born 1926)

C

• Hanns Cibulka (1920–2004)
• Walter Czollek (1907–1972)

E

• Gabriele Eckart (born 1954)
• Adolf Endler (1930–2009)
• Elke Erb (born 1938)

F

• Ingeborg Feustel (1926–1998)
• Christamaria Fiedler (born 1945)
• Walter Flegel (1934–2011)
• Jan Flieger (born 1941)
• Herbert Friedrich (born 1926)
• Fritz Rudolf Fries (born 1935)
• Michael G. Fritz (born 1953)
• Klaus Frühauf (1933–2005)
• Jürgen Fuchs (1950–1999)
• Franz Fühmann (1922–1984)
• Rainer Fuhrmann (1940–1990)
• Wolfgang Funke (born 1937)
• Louis Fürnberg (1909–1957)

G

• Gabriele Gabriel (born 1946)
• Mario Göpfert (born 1957)
• Günter Görlich (1928–2010)
• Peter Gosse (born 1938)
• Sigrid Grabner (born 1942)
• Christa Grasmeyer (born 1935)
• Uwe Greßmann (1933–1969)

H

• Peter Hacks (1928–2003)
• Irma Harder (1915–2008)
• Helmut Hauptmann (born 1928)
• Jochen Hauser (born 1941)
• Otto Häuser (1924–2007)
• Christian Heermann (born 1939)
• Werner Heiduczek (born 1926)
• Christoph Hein (born 1944)
• Wolfgang Held (born 1930)
• Gisela Heller (born 1929)
• Johannes Helm (born 1927)
• Stephan Hermlin (1915–1997)
• Gabriele Herzog (born 1948)
• Stefan Heym (1913–2001)
• Helma Heymann (born 1937)
• Walter Heynowski (born 1927)
• Wolfgang Hilbig (1941–2007)
• August Hild (1894–1982)
• Günter Hofé (1914–1988)
• Rainer Hohberg (born 1952)
• Renate Holland-Moritz (born 1935)
• Gerhard Holtz-Baumert (1927–1996)
• Bodo Homberg (born 1926)
• Barbara Honigmann (born 1949)
• Peter Huchel (1903–1981)
• Hannes Hüttner (born 1932)

I

• Anneliese Ichenhäuser
• Walter Illing (1908–?)
• Dorothea Iser (born 1946)

J

• Karl-Heinz Jakobs (born 1929)
• Peter Jakubeit (born 1939)
• Jürgen Jankofsky (born 1953)
• Manfred Jendryschik (born 1943)
• Bernd Jentzsch (born 1940)
• Uwe Johnson (1934–1984)
• Wolfgang Joho (1908–1991)
• Peter Jokostra (1912–2007)

K

• Heinz Kahlau (1931–2012)
• Heinz Kamnitzer (1917–2001)
• Hermann Kant (born 1926)
• Uwe Kant (born 1936)
• Adel Karasholi (born 1936)
• Günter Karau (1929–1986)
• Gisela Karau (1932–2010)
• Walter Kaufmann (born 1924)
• Bernhard Kellermann (1879–1951)
• Wolfgang Kellner (born 1928)
• Rainer Kerndl (born 1928)
• Heinar Kipphardt (1922–1982)
• Rainer Kirsch (born 1934)
• Sarah Kirsch (1935–2013)
• Rainer Klis (born 1955)
• Ralph Knebel (1935–1990)
• Jurij Koch (born 1936)
• Erich Köhler (1928–2003)
• Wolfgang Kohlhaase (born 1931)
• Helga Königsdorf (born 1938)
• Jan Koplowitz (1909–2001)
• Vilmos Korn (1899–1970)
• Ilse Korn (1907–1975)
• Paul Körner-Schrader (1900–1962)
• Christa Kozik (born 1941)
• Ruth Kraft (born 1920)
• Rolf Krohn (born 1949)
• Paul Gunter Krohn (born 1929)
• Eckart Krumbholz (1937–1994)
• Günther Krupkat (1905–1990)
• Heinz Kruschel (1929–2011)
• Karsten Kruschel (born 1959)
• Manfred Kubowsky (born 1939)
• Wera Küchenmeister (1929–2013)
• Claus Küchenmeister (born 1930)
• Barbara Kühl (born 1939)
• Günter Kunert (born 1929)
• Manfred Künne (1932–1990)
• Reiner Kunze (born 1933)
• Alfred Kurella (1895–1975)
• Lothar Kusche (born 1929)

L

• Joochen Laabs (born 1937)
• Hartmut Lange (born 1937)
• Katja Lange-Müller (born 1951)
• Maria Langner (1901–1967)
• Jürgen Lehmann (born 1934)
• Alfred Leman (born 1925)
• Jürgen Leskien (born 1939)
• Klaus Lettke (born 1938)
• Waldtraut Lewin (born 1937)
• Wolfgang Licht (born 1938)
• Werner Liersch (born 1932)
• Joachim Lindner (born 1924)
• Eva Lippold-Brockdorff (1909–1994)
• Erich Loest (1926–2013)
• Kito Lorenc (1938–2017)
• Peter Löw (born 1941)
• Hans-Ulrich Lüdemann (born 1943)
• Thomas Luthardt (born 1950)

M

• Siegfried Maaß (born 1936)
• Hasso Mager (1920–1995)
• Hans Marchwitza (1890–1965)
• Brigitte Martin (born 1939)
• Horst Matthies (born 1939)
• Georg Maurer (1907–1971)
• Gottfried Meinhold (born 1936)
• Martin Meißner (born 1943)
• Karl Mickel (1935–2000)
• Regine Möbius (born 1943)
• Klaus Möckel (born 1934)
• Steffen Mohr (1942–2003)
• Irmtraud Morgner (1933–1990)
• Armin Müller (1928–2005)
• Heiner Müller (1929–1995)
• Anna Müller-Tannewitz

N

• Herbert Nachbar (1930–1980)
• Elke Nagel (born 1938)
• Hans Joachim Nauschütz (1940–2003)
• Gert Neumann
• Lonny Neumann (born 1934)
• Erik Neutsch (born 1931)
• Dieter Noll (1927–2008)
• Joachim Nowotny (born 1933)

O

• Detlef Opitz (born 1956)
• Herbert Otto (1925–2003)

P

• Eberhard Panitz (born 1932)
• Bert Papenfuß (born 1956)
• Kristian Pech (born 1946)
• Jochen Petersdorf (1934–2008)
• Hans Pfeiffer (1925–1998)
• Siegfried Pitschmann (1930–2002)
• Ulrich Plenzdorf (1934–2007)
• Benno Pludra (1925–2014)
• Helmut Preißler (1925–2010)
• Gunter Preuß (born 1940)
• Gert Prokop (1934–1994)

R

• Heiner Rank (born 1931)
• Carlos Rasch (born 1932)
• Lutz Rathenow (born 1952)
• Brigitte Reimann (1933–1973)
• Werner Reinowski (1908–1987)
• Ludwig Renn (1889–1979)
• Manfred Richter (born 1929)
• Egon Richter (born 1932)
• Jürgen Ritschel (born 1943)
• Karl Heinz Robrahn (1913–1987)
• Thomas Rosenlöcher (born 1947)
• Helmut Routschek (born 1934)
• Günther Rücker (1924–2008)

S

• Günter Saalmann (born 1936)
• Helmut Sakowski (1924–2005)
• Wolfgang Sämann (born 1940)
• Erich-Günther Sasse (born 1944)
• Hans Joachim Schädlich (born 1935)
• Herbert Schauer (1924–1988)
• Landolf Scherzer (born 1941)
• Holda Schiller (born 1923)
• Bernd Schirmer (born 1940)
• Karl-Heinz Schleinitz (born 1921)
• Klaus Schlesinger (1937–2001)
• Jutta Schlott (born 1944)
• Werner Schmoll (born 1926)
• Rolf Schneider (born 1932)
• Sigmar Schollak (1930–2012)
• Wolfgang Schreyer (born 1927)
• Helga Schubert (born 1940)
• Max Walter Schulz (1921–1991)
• Elisabeth Schulz-Semrau (born 1931)
• Tine Schulze-Gerlach (1920–2011)
• Hildegard Schumacher (1925–2003)
• Siegfried Schumacher (born 1926)
• Helga Schütz (born 1937)
• Stefan Schütz (born 1944)
• Herbert Scurla (1905–1981)
• Bernhard Seeger (1927–1999)
• Anna Seghers (1900–1983)
• Maria Seidemann (1944–2010)
• Martin Selber (1924–2006)
• Fritz Selbmann (1899–1975)
• Karl Sewart (born 1933)
• Joachim Seyppel (1919–2012)
• Erik Simon (born 1950)
• Wolf Spillner (born 1936)
• Günter Spranger (1921–1992)
• Angela Stachowa (born 1948)
• John Stave (1929–1993)
• Werner Steinberg (1913–1992)
• Gisela Steineckert (born 1931)
• Hans-Jürgen Steinmann (1929–2008)
• Angela Steinmüller (born 1941)
• Karlheinz Steinmüller (born 1950)
• Renate Stoever (born 1936)
• Manfred Streubel (1932–1992)
• Erwin Strittmatter (1912–1994)
• Eva Strittmatter (1930–2011)
• Michael Szameit (born 1950)

T

• Günter Teske (born 1933)
• Harry Thürk (1927–2005)
• Frank Töppe (1947–1997)
• B. K. Tragelehn (born 1936)
• Ludwig Turek (1898–1975)
• Karl-Heinz Tuschel (1928–2005)

U

• Bodo Uhse (1904–1963)

V

• Karl Veken (1904–1971)
• Benno Voelkner (1900–1974)
• Ulrich Völkel (born 1940)
• Winfried Völlger (born 1947)

W

• Maxie Wander (1933–1977)
• Inge von Wangenheim (1912–1993)
• Alex Wedding (1905–1966)
• Erich Weinert (1890–1953)
• Günther Weisenborn (1902–1969)
• Grete Weiskopf
• Wolf Weitbrecht (1920–1987)
• Ehm Welk (1884–1966)
• Alfred Wellm (1927–2001)
• Liselotte Welskopf-Henrich (1901–1979)
• Otto Bernhard Wendler (1895–1958)
• Walter Werner (1922–1995)
• Paul Wiens (1922–1982)
• C. U. Wiesner (born 1933)
• Benito Wogatzki (born 1932)
• Friedrich Wolf (1888–1953)
• Gerhard Wolf (born 1928)
• Christa Wolf (1929–2011)
• Bernd Wolff (born 1939)
• Bernd Wolff (born 1939)
• Christine Wolter (born 1939)
• Michael Wüstefeld (born 1951)
• Erich Wustmann (1907–1994)

Z

• Eduard Zak (1906–1979)
• Herbert Ziergiebel (1922–1988)
• Heinz-Jürgen Zierke (born 1926)
• Max Zimmering (1919–1973)
• Ingo Zimmermann (born 1940)
• Hedda Zinner (1905–1994)
• Arnold Zweig (1887–1968)
• Gerhard Zwerenz (born 1925)

References

• Helmut Müller-Enbergs, Jan Wielgohs, Dieter Hoffmann (Editors): Wer war wer in der DDR? Ein biographisches Lexikon. Sonderausgabe. Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, Bonn 2000, ISBN 3-89331-397-4
• Michael Opitz, Michael Hofmann (Editors): Metzler Lexikon DDR-Literatur, J.B. Metzler'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart 2009, ISBN 978-3-476-02238-7

See also

• Literature of East Germany