Christa Wolf
Cast · Writer
- Born
- March 18, 1929 · Landsberg an der Warthe, Germany [now Gorzów Wielkopolski, Lubuskie, Poland]
- Died
- December 1, 2011
- Birth name
- Christa Margarete Ihlenfeld
Born on 18 March 1929 in Landsberg an der Warthe, then Germany, Christa Wolf is one of the best known authors from the former East Germany. After studying germanistics and literature in Jena and Leipzig, she became an editor for a publishing company, but soon had her breakthrough as a writer with the publishing of "Der geteilte Himmel" (Divided heaven) in 1963. In the following years, she published successful novels, short stories and essays such as "Nachdenken über Christa T." (The Quest for Christa T.) (1969), "Kein Ort. Nirgends" (1979) and "Kassandra" (1983). For her works, she has received several important national and international awards.
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- 2025SedimenteSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2019Palast der Gespenster: Der letzte Jahrestag der DDRSelf (archiveFootage)
- 2008Max Frisch, citoyen
- 2006Brecht-Gala: Ungeheuer oben!Self
- 2002Gero von Boehm begegnet...Self
- 2001Sibylle - Zeitschrift für Mode und KulturSelf
- 1999Der beständige Vertreter - Zur Person: Günter GausSelf
- 1999Verfall der IdylleSelf
- 1993Deutsche Literatur seit 1945Self
- 1990Zeitschleifen - Im Dialog mit Christa WolfSelf
- 1989Unsere KinderSelf
- 1963Zur PersonSelf