Wolfgang Borchert

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Wolfgang Borchert
Last photo as a civilian in the summer of 1941
Born	(1921-05-20)20 May 1921 Hamburg, Germany
Died	20 November 1947(1947-11-20) (aged 26) Basel, Switzerland
Resting place	Ohlsdorf Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany
Language	German
Nationality	German
Citizenship	German
Literary movement	Trümmerliteratur ("Rubble literature")
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Wolfgang Borchert (German: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈbɔʁçɐt]; 20 May 1921 – 20 November 1947) was a German author and playwright whose work was strongly influenced by his experience of dictatorship and his service in the Wehrmacht during the Second World War. His work is among the best-known examples of the Trümmerliteratur movement in post-World War II Germany. His most famous work is the drama Draußen vor der Tür (The Man Outside), which he wrote soon after the end of World War II. His works are uncompromising on the issues of humanity and humanism. He is one of the most popular authors of the German postwar period; his work continues to be studied in German schools.