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December 21, 1917 The birthday of the famous German writer Heinrich Burr
On this day 108 years ago, December 21, 1917 (November 8, 1917 in the lunar calendar), the famous German writer Heinrich Bohr was born. The young Heinrich had an unyielding look in his eyes. As a writer with a high sense of social responsibility and excellent writing skills, Heinrich Bohr expanded the world's vision of the times and contributed to the revival of modern German literature. In 1972, the Swedish Academy awarded Heinrich Bohr the Nobel Prize in Literature. Unlike many modern writers, Bohr was content to use the traditional form of fiction and adapt it to his own purposes. People are always amazed by his sensitive skills in characterization and his broad vision of the times. " As Burr's "most spectacular and imaginative work," The Lady of All Beings celebrates the past and present of his country with a critical and constructive look. What makes Burr so outstanding is his extraordinary and slightly tragic experience. Heinrich Burr was born on December 21, 1917, in Cologne, a deeply Catholic city on the Rhine River in Germany. This year, during World War I, Germany was facing the greatest poverty and famine caused by the war. Burr's father, Victor, was a carpenter, and his mother was Victor's second wife, who left him three daughters after his first wife died of illness. Viktor had an anti-Prussian sentiment from an early age, which deeply influenced Burr. The most memorable thing in Burr's childhood memory is not the founding of the German Republic on November 9, 1918, but the army returning from defeat in the first world war. "The lines returning home were gray, neat, desperate lines," he wrote. "I looked out from my mother's arms into the street, where endless lines were walking in unison from the Rhine Bridge." Burr's second childhood memory was the various smells of his father's factory: wood incense, glue, shellac and dye. The syllable of the German street name became his third childhood memory. In 1928, when Burr was 11, his father Victor hired a murderer who had just come out of prison. Curious children would always ask their father at dinner or sitting down at night: "How is your murderer? Who has he killed again?" Victor was not happy about this. Once he said to the children: "Yes, he was a murderer. But it would be unfair to call him a murderer again, because he has already received his due punishment. Now that he has become a new man and started a new life, I cannot let him feel that you are making fun of him. Now he is a lonely man, and you can no longer make fun of him." This is a kind of generous tolerance. It is in this mood that the writer Burr, who was later hailed as a "good man in Cologne", wrote a touching and excellent literary work. In March 1947, Burr's first short story, "Many Years Ago," was published for 80 marks. In 1949, Burr, who was not yet famous, attended the annual meeting of the writers of the prestigious "Siqi Society". At the annual meeting, which lasted for several days, both famous writers and unknown writers had to read aloud their works and accept merciless comments. Burr's generous demeanor and superb storytelling ability quickly won the respect of colleagues and the press. In 1951, Burr's readings won the best work award set by the club. Since then, Burr's number of works has increased dramatically and he has also won awards frequently. In 1972, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature, reaching the pinnacle of literary creation. But Burr's literary work has always been controversial because of his liberal tendencies in almost all of his work and his often sharp criticisms of church and state. This was especially true when Burr was adamantly opposed to government repression during the Bader Meinhof terror of the early 1970s. He took part in the debate, going head-to-head with the conservative Springer publishing company. Burr died of a relapse in July 1985 at his Langenbouisch residence in the Eiffel Mountains. On July 19, the day of Burr's funeral, countless people attended, as well as many politicians, including Federal President Weizsäcker. In a letter of condolences and condolences to Burr's wife, Anne-Marie, Weizsäcker wrote: "Heinrich Burr is gone, along with our great German literature. He was an admirer and supporter of freedom, often to the discomfort of some people. He was also a man of controversy, which aroused people's repercussions and also aroused people's respect for him. We will miss him for his courage, enthusiasm, sobriety and always urging voice." Some foreign newspapers even commented that "he rescued the soul of the German people from the shadow of Bismarck and Hitler." Heinrich's three brothers Heinrich and his family in Ireland Heinrich and his wife Annemarie at the US military base Heinrich and Portla Klee


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