Alfred Andersch was born on February 4, 1914 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. He was a writer, known for Die Rote (1962), Sansibar oder Der letzte Grund (1987) and Winterspelt (1979). He was married to Gisela Dichgans and Angelika Albert. He died on February 21, 1980 in Berzona, Ticino, Switzerland.