J�rgen Becker was born in K�ln, Germany, in 1932. He is the author of over thirty books--including drama, fiction, and poetry--all published by Suhrkamp, Germany's premier publisher. He has won numerous prizes, including the Heinrich B�ll Prize, the Uwe Johnson Prize, the Hermann Lenz Prize, and the Georg B�chner Prize, the highest honor a German-language author can receive.
