Gabriele Haefs

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Gabriele Haefs
Born (1953-08-27) 27 August 1953 (age 71)
Wachtendonk, Germany
NationalityGerman
OccupationTranslator
Spouse
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(m. 1985;died 2025)​
Relatives Gisbert Haefs (brother)
Awards Order of St. Olav

Gabriele Haefs (born 27 August 1953) is a German writer and translator.

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Personal life and education

Haefs was born in Wachtendonk to Johann Heinrich Haefs and Annie Pasch, and married the Norwegian novelist Ingvar Ambjørnsen in 1985. [1] She graduated with a doctorate in folkloristics from the University of Hamburg in 1982. [2]

Career

Haefs is credited for having discovered Jostein Gaarder's novel Sophie's World , which she translated into German language, and eventually became a worldwide bestseller. She was decorated Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit in 2011. [3] She was awarded the Willy Brandt Prize in 2000. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Rottem, Øystein. "Ingvar Ambjørnsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Haugen, Morten O. "Gabriele Haefs". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Svarstad, Asbjørn (29 November 2011). "Ingvar Ambjørnsens kone har blitt ridder. Gabriele Haefs fikk ridderkorset for oversetterjobben". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Der Willy-Brandt-Preis 2000". willy-brandt-stiftung.de (in German). Die Norwegisch-Deutsche Willy-Brandt-Stiftung. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
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