resting_place death_place death_date birth_place awards birth_date notable_works article_title alma_mater occupation death_cause
montmartre cemetery paris , france 15 april 1989 metz , france • the forest '' , 1981 -rrb- • prix du jeune edinburgh talent , society of authors -lrb- 1982 -rrb- festival prize -lrb- '' night just before 09 april 1948 '' in the solitude of cotton fields '' bernard-marie koltès
 university of strasbourg , 1967 playwright , theatre director complications from hiv/aids
bernard-marie koltès

bernard-marie koltès -lrb- ; 9 april 1948 -- 15 april 1989 -rrb- was a french playwright and theatre director best known for his plays `` la nuit juste avant les forêts '' -lrb- `` the night just before the forests '' , 1976 -rrb- , `` sallinger '' -lrb- 1977 -rrb- and `` dans la solitude des champs de coton '' -lrb- `` in the solitude of cotton fields '' , 1986 -rrb- .
a close friend and collaborator with the avant-garde director patrice chéreau , the two created groundbreaking work together at both the la mama experimental theatre company in new york city and the théâtre des amandiers in nanterre .
at the time of his death , koltès was considered to be one of the most important young voices in french theatre , and heir apparent to the legacy left by post-war playwrights such as samuel beckett , jean cocteau , and jean genet .
his plays have since become staples on the modern repertory around the world , having been translated into more than 36 languages .
