Other Bukovina Germans of Jewish origin who gained renown as writers include Paul Celan and Rose Auslander.
[1][2][3][4][5][6] Rosenkranz's life was dogged by persecution, first by the Romanian regime of Ion Antonescu, followed by the Soviet gulag system and the Romanian communist regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu.
He finally left for Germany in 1961, and settled down in the Black Forest region.
In addition to his poetry, he is also known for his series of memoirs under the title Fragment of an Autobiography.
The first volume Childhood was translated into English by David Dollenmayer, who won the Wolff Prize for his rendering.