Werner Bräunig

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name = Werner Bräunig


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birthdate = birth date|1934|05|12
birthplace = Chemnitz, Germany
deathdate = death date and age|1976|08|14|1934|05|12
deathplace = Halle an der Saale, Germany
occupation = Novelist
nationality = German
period = 1957–1974
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notableworks = "Rummelplatz"
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Werner Bräunig (b. May 12 1934, d. August 14 1976) was a German author. He is best known for his posthumously published novel "Rummelplatz".

Bräunig started work on "Rummelplatz" in 1960-1961. The novel deals with work in the Wismut AG and covers the time span from the foundation of the GDR in 1949 to the uprising in East Germany on June 17 1953. The 11th plenum of the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany heavily criticized it for defamation of the working class and the Soviet partner. Heartstricken, Bräunig discontinued work on the novel. In 2007 the novel was published and nominated for the Prize of the Leipzig Book Fair.