Ingeborg Bachmann

Ingeborg Bachmann (1926–1973) was an Austrian writer and one of the most important German-language authors of the 20th century. She studied philosophy, German and psychology in Innsbruck, Graz and Vienna, and received her doctorate in 1949 with a dissertation on Martin Heidegger. She first became known as a poet; in 1953, she received the Group 47 Prize for her collection »Die gestundete Zeit«. Her notable works also include »Anrufung des Großen Bären«, »The Thirtieth Year«, »Malina« and the Frankfurt lectures on poetics. Bachmann also wrote radio plays, essays, dramas and librettos, including works created in collaboration with Hans Werner Henze. She died in Rome on 17 October 1973 as a result of injuries sustained in a fire.