Karla Schneider (born 14 November 1938 in Dresden) is a German writer.
After Abitur, Karla Schneider worked in a factory in the GDR for a year, after which she trained as a bookseller. She moved to Federal Republic of Germany in 1979 and lives as a freelance author in Wuppertal. She writes books of children's and youth literature. She also writes books for adults. In 1989 she received the Astrid Lindgren Prize from the Oetinger-Verlag, in 1993 2nd prize in the competition for the Bettina von Arnim Prize and on 16 June 2008 she was awarded the Astrid Lindgren Prize. On 16 June 2008, Schneider was awarded the Alex-Wedding-Prize, whose jury included Thomas Rosenlöcher, Klaus Kordon and Gundel Mattenklott. [1] [2]
Janosch is a German children's author and illustrator.
Emil Steinberger, commonly known as Emil, is a Swiss comedian, writer, director and actor. He is predominantly known as a comedian and actor in Switzerland, Germany and Austria. He has lived in New York City from 1993 to 1999, which inspired him for his book Emil via New York.
Eugen Drewermann is a German church critic, theologian, peace activist and former Catholic priest. His work has been translated into more than a dozen languages.
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