Richard Wagner (born 10 April 1952) is a Romanian-born German novelist. He has published a number of short stories, novels and essays.
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Richard Wagner | |
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| Born | (1952-04-10) 10 April 1952 (age 70) Lovrin, Romania |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | German, Romanian |
| Period | 20th-21st century |
A member of one of Romania's German minority, called Banat Swabians, like his former wife, Herta Müller, he studied German and Romanian literature at Timișoara University. He then worked as a German language school teacher and as a journalist, and published poetry and short stories in German. He was also a member of Aktionsgruppe Banat, a German-speaking literary society.
In 1987, Wagner and Müller left Romania for West Berlin, to escape communist oppression and censorship in Nicolae Ceaușescu's Romania. He still lives in Berlin.
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