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Angelika Mechtel

アンゲリカ・メヒテル

Anzerika Mehiteru

Profile

Gender: Female
Born: 1943-08-26 （Dresden）
Died: 2000-02-08 （Cologne） age 56
Nationality: German
Languages: German
Religion: Unknown
Residence History: West Germany → Cologne → Boquerón bay, Puerto Rico

Career

Occupations: writer
Active Years: 1963-2000
Memberships: Verband deutscher Schriftsteller (VS), PEN West German Centre

Awards & Nominations

Toucan Prize (Tukan-Preis) 1 appearances

Edition 5 (1971) Winner

Hermann Kesten Prize (formerly Hermann Kesten Medal) 1 appearances

Edition 3 (1989) Winner

Works

Major Works

Gegen Eis und Flut

1963 Poetry

First volume of poetry

Die feinen Totengräber

1968 Stories

Collection of stories, major success

Das gläserne Paradies

1973 Novel

Caricatures the bourgeois family

Bourgeois family caricature

Hello, Vivi!

1975 Children's book

First children's book

Style & Themes

Literary Style: Wrote in many genres

Health

Breast cancer

1987-1993

Relapse in 1993 forced her to give up commitments

Legacy

Known for writing in many genres, active in VS and PEN

Trivia

Father was journalist Walter Mechtel, shot dead in Yemen in 1967
Mother was actress Gisela Altendorf
Dropped out of school due to pregnancy, married
Two daughters
Ashes scattered at sea in Boquerón bay, Puerto Rico