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Heiner Müller
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German writer, poet, and theatre director (1929–1995)

Also known as: Heiner Mueller, Max Messer, Reimund Heiner Müller, Хайнер Мюллер, هاينر موللر, 하이너 뮐러

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Known works

  • Hamlet
  • Krieg der Propheten
  • Germania (1990)
  • "Zur Lage der Nation"
  • Hamletmachine and other texts for the stage (1984)