Martin Kessel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Martin Kessel

German writer

Date of Birth: 14-Apr-1901

Place of Birth: Plauen, Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 14-Apr-1990

Profession: writer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Martin Kessel (14 April 1901 – 14 April 1990) was a German writer.
In 1954, he was awarded the Georg Büchner Prize by the Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung.
He was born in Plauen and died in Berlin.
The New York based literary website complete review has labeled Kessel as one of the almost forgotten authors who "has long bobbed near that surface separating recognition from oblivion, threatening several times to sink from sight".