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Gert Jonke

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Gert Jonke

Birth
Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt am Wörthersee Stadt, Carinthia, Austria
Death
4 Jan 2009 (aged 62)
Vienna, Wien Stadt, Vienna, Austria
Burial
Vienna, Wien Stadt, Vienna, Austria Add to Map
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Writer. Considered one of the most important contemporary Austrian writers, he won nearly every prize for literature his country could offer. At least six of his novels have been translated into English. He also wrote for the theater. The city of Vienna buried him in an "Ehrengrab," a grave of honor.
Writer. Considered one of the most important contemporary Austrian writers, he won nearly every prize for literature his country could offer. At least six of his novels have been translated into English. He also wrote for the theater. The city of Vienna buried him in an "Ehrengrab," a grave of honor.

Bio by: K. C. Mellem

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: K. C. Mellem
  • Added: Jul 26, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133360348/gert-jonke: accessed ), memorial page for Gert Jonke (8 Feb 1946–4 Jan 2009), Find a Grave Memorial ID 133360348, citing Wiener Zentralfriedhof, Vienna, Wien Stadt, Vienna, Austria; Maintained by Find a Grave.