| Eva Strittmatter | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 8, 1930 Neuruppin, Germany |
| Died | January 3, 2011 (aged 80) Berlin, Germany |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | German |
| Spouse(s) | Erwin Strittmatter |
Eva Strittmatter (February 8, 1930 – January 3, 2011) was a German writer of poetry, prose, and children's literature. Her poetry books sold millions of copies, making her the most successful German poet of the second half of the 20th century.[1][2]
From 1947 to 1951, Strittmatter studied German and Romance studies as well as Pedagogy at the Humboldt University of Berlin.[3] Since 1954 she has been working as a freelance writer. In 1956, she married the renowned East German writer Erwin Strittmatter. The marriage to him overshadowed her own work as a writer, which did not unfold until she reached the age of 40.[2]
Strittmatter was awarded the Heinrich Heine prize of the Ministry for culture of the GDR in 1975.
After her husband's death in 1994, Strittmatter had also been editing works from his estate.
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