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Jurij Koch

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Name
  
Jurij Koch

Role
  
Writer

Education
  
Leipzig University



Jurij Koch (born 15 September 1936 in Horka, Upper Lusatia) is a Sorbian writer. He writes in both languages, German and Sorbian.

Koch's father was working in the nearby quarry, his mother did several jobs at farms. Jurij Koch went to school in Crostwitz, northern Czechoslovakia, Bautzen and Cottbus, and studied at the University of Leipzig.

He was working as an editor and reporter.

Awards

  • Ćišinski Award, 1976
  • Carl Blechen Award, 1983
  • Literature award "Umwelt" by the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, 1992
  • References

    Jurij Koch Wikipedia