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| Helen Meier | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 April 1929 Mels, Switzerland |
| Died | 13 February 2021(2021-02-13) (aged 91) Trogen, Switzerland |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Occupation | Writer |
Helen Meier (17 April 1929 – 13 February 2021) was a Swiss writer.
Biography
Meier attended a Lehrerseminar [de] in Rorschach and subsequently became a primary schoolteacher. After working in England, France, and Italy, she attended the University of Fribourg, subsequently working for the Swiss Red Cross and as a special education teacher in Heiden. She was discovered at the Festival of German-Language Literature, where she received a prize for her story, Lichtempfindlich.
Helen Meier died in Trogen on 13 February 2021 at the age of 91.
Awards
- Ernst-Willner-Preis [de] (1984)
- Rauris Literature Prize (1985)
- Prize of the Schweizerische Schillerstiftung [de] (1985)
- Prize of the Schweizerische Schillerstiftung (2000)
- Contribution to Pro Helvetia (2000)
- Droste-Preis (2000)
- Kulturpreis des Kantons St. Gallen (2001)
- Kulturpreis des Kantons Appenzell Ausserrhoden (2017)
Works
- Trockenwiese (1984)
- Das einzige Objekt in Farbe (1985)
- Das Haus am See (1987)
- Das Gelächter (1989)
- Lebenleben (1989)
- Der Thurgau und seine Menschen (1990)
- Die Suche nach dem Paradies. 36 Photographien aus dem Appenzellerland (1991)
- Nachtbuch (1992)
- Die Thur. Von der Quelle bis zur Mündung (1992)
- Die Novizin (1995)
- Letzte Warnung (1996)
- Liebe Stimme (2000)
- Adieu, Herr Landammann! Sieben Begegnungen mit Jacob Zellweger-Zuberbühler (2001)
- Schlafwandel. Eine Erzählung (2006)
- Kleine Beweise der Freundschaft (2014)
- Die Agonie des Schmetterlings. Böse Geschichten (2015)
- Übung im Torkeln entlang des Falls. Ein Lesebuch (2017)
- Der weisse Vogel, der Hut und die Prinzessin. 23 Märchen (2019)
References
- "Eine Meisterin des Ungemütlichen". SRF (in German). 13 February 2021.
- "Schweizer Autorin Helen Meier mit 91 Jahren gestorben". Deutschland Kultur (in German). 13 February 2021. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- "TROGEN: Erstmals Schriftstellerin geehrt". Tagblatt (in French). 26 May 2017.
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