Paul Celan
French-Romanian poet and translator (1920–1970)
Paul Celan was born on November 23, 1920 in Chernivtsi and died on April 20, 1970 in Paris, aged 49. Recorded occupations: poet, lyricist, essayist, translator, literary editor and writer. Country of citizenship: France, Romania and Kingdom of Romania. Notable works include “Death Fugue” and “Language Mesh”. Educated at Chernivtsi University. Honours include Georg Büchner Prize and Literaturpreis der Stadt Bremen.
- Born
- November 23, 1920 · Chernivtsi
- Died
- April 20, 1970 · Paris
- Age at death
- 49
- Citizenship
- France, Romania, Kingdom of Romania
- Occupations
- poet, lyricist, essayist, translator, literary editor, writer
- Notable works
- Death Fugue, Language Mesh
- Education
- Chernivtsi University
- Honours
- Georg Büchner Prize, Literaturpreis der Stadt Bremen
- Wikipedia editions
- 53 languages
- Signature licence
- Public domain
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