What is Günter de Bruyn?
[[File:Günter de Bruyn (1981).jpg|right|200px]] '''Günter de Bruyn''' ({{IPA-de|də bʀɔʏn|lang}}; 1 November 1926 &ndash; 4 October 2020) was a German author. He was born in [[Berlin]]. He trained as a [[librarian]] and worked at the ''Zentralinstitut für Bibliothekswesen'' (Central Institute for Library Knowledge) in [[East Berlin]] from 1953 to 1961. From 1965 to 1978, he was a member of the ''Zentralvorstandes des [[Deutscher Schriftstellerverband|Schriftstellerverbandes der DDR]]'' (Central Executive Committee of the Literary Association of East Germany). He was a member of the presidency of the [[International PEN|PEN Centre]] of [[East Germany]] from 1974 to 1982. In October 1989, Günter de Bruyn declined to accept the [[National Prize of East Germany]]. Bryn died in Berlin on 4 October 2020 at the age of 93.<ref>[https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/guenter-de-bruyn-ist-tot-a-a85c7b57-7405-447f-a592-f474007e7937 Günther de Bruyn ist tot]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruyn, Gunter de}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Writers from Berlin]] {{bio-stub}}