Friederike Roth

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Friederike Roth (born 6 April 1948) is a German writer. She is especially active as a playwright.

Roth was born in Sindelfingen. She won the City of Stuttgart Literary Prize in 1982 and the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize in 1983. [1]

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References

  1. "The Ingeborg Bachmann Prize". ORF.at. Retrieved 13 February 2011.