Erich Loest, German author and screenwriter (b. 1926)

Erich Loest (German: [ˈeːʁɪç ˈløːst] (listen); 24 February 1926 – 12 September 2013) was a German writer born in Mittweida, Saxony. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Hans Walldorf, Bernd Diksen and Waldemar Naß.