Mariella Mehr
1947
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2022
country of citizenship: Switzerland
occupation: poet, novelist, playwright, writer, contributing editor
award received: honorary doctorate of the University of Basel
official website: www.mariellamehr.com
Mariella Mehr (26 December 1947 – 5 September 2022) was a Swiss novelist, playwright, and poet. She was born a member of the itinerant Yeniche people, but separated from her family by the program Kinder der Landstrasse, and raised in institutions and by foster parents. Her first novel, Steinzeit, with autobiographical elements, appeared in 1981. She championed the causes of outsiders and oppressed minorities. She received various awards and an honorary doctorate from the University of Basel for her work. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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