Marcel Reich-Ranicki
Marcel Reich-Ranicki | |
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Reich-Ranicki in 2007 | |
| Born | Marceli Reich 2 June 1920 Włocławek, Kuyavia, Poland |
| Died | 18 September 2013 (aged 93) Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany |
| Occupation | Literary critic |
| Notable awards | Goethe Prize (2002) |
| Spouse |
Teofila
(m. 1942; died 2011) |
Marcel Reich-Ranicki (German: [maʁˈsɛl ˌʁaɪçʁaˈnɪtskiː]; 2 June 1920 – 18 September 2013) was a Polish-born German literary critic and member of the informal literary association Gruppe 47. He was regarded as one of the most influential contemporary literary critics in the field of German literature and has often been called Literaturpapst ("Pope of Literature") in Germany.