German writer Hans Magnus Enzensberger died on Thursday in Munich. at the age of 93, Berlin-based publisher Suhrkamp reported this Friday. In 2002, the author received the Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and the Humanities. His works have been translated into more than 40 languages.

Together with Günter Grass, Martin Walser, Uwe Johnson and Heinrich Böll, Enzensberger was one of the most influential authors of German post-war literature. Enzensberger became famous for his first book, Defense Against Wolves, a fine collection of poetry published in 1957. The tone of the verse showed that he could work magic with language, that he liked strong metaphors and mocking allusions. Since then, Enzensberger has gained a reputation as a leading intellectual, political thinker and a powerful voice in numerous debates.

On his 90th birthday, he published fallobst (fallen fruit) in which he talks about other things, about migration. The author points out that, despite all the conflicts and difficulties, without migrants, any society would be depopulated. “Our literature and our language would be a sad game at home without our emigrants and immigrants,” he wrote.