What is Edgar Hilsenrath?
[[File:Edgar Hilsenrath 20100329 Salon du livre de Paris 1.jpg|thumb|Edgar Hilsenrath]] '''Edgar Hilsenrath''' (April 2, 1926 – December 30, 2018) was a German writer. He was born in [[Leipzig]], [[Saxony]], Germany. He was known for his works ''[[Night (Edgar Hilsenrath novel)|Night]]'', ''[[The Nazi and the Barber]]'', and ''[[The Story of the Last Thought]]''. Hilsenrath died in [[Berlin]] from complications of [[pneumonia]] on December 30, 2018 at the age of 92.<ref>[https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2018/12/31/mort-de-l-ecrivain-allemand-edgar-hilsenrath-iconoclaste-auteur-de-le-nazi-et-le-barbier_5403957_3382.html Mort de l’écrivain allemand Edgar Hilsenrath, iconoclaste auteur du « Nazi et le Barbier »] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110102518/https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2018/12/31/mort-de-l-ecrivain-allemand-edgar-hilsenrath-iconoclaste-auteur-de-le-nazi-et-le-barbier_5403957_3382.html |date=2019-01-10 }} {{in lang|fr}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.mertin-litag.de/authors_htm/Hilsenrath-E.htm Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101100511/http://www.mertin-litag.de/authors_htm/Hilsenrath-E.htm |date=2019-01-01 }} of the [http://www.mertin-litag.de/ Literary Agency Dr. Ray-Güde Mertin] with book presentations and comments. * [http://www.exil-archiv.de/html/biografien/hilsenrath.htm#eng Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511160723/http://www.exil-archiv.de/html/biografien/hilsenrath.htm#eng |date=2008-05-11 }} at [http://exil-archiv.de exil-archiv.de] {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hilsenrath, Edgar}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from pneumonia]] [[Category:Writers from Leipzig]]