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Mirjam Pressler, born Mirjam Gunkel (18 June 1940 – 16 January 2019) was a German novelist and translator. Being the author of more than 30 children's and teenage books, she also translated into German more than 300 works by other writers from Hebrew, English, Dutch and Afrikaans. She is also known for translating a revision of Anne Frank's diary, The Diary of a Young Girl, in 1991, thus renewing its copyright.Born to a Jewish mother, Pressler was raised in a foster home. She studied painting at Städelschule in Frankfurt as well as English and French literary studies at LMU Munich. Before becoming a writer, she was a jeans shop retailer for eight years, who, as a single mother, raised three daughters. Later, she became a member of the PEN Centre Germany.
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GenderFemale
Birthday1940-06-18
Deathday2019-01-16 (78 years old)
CitizenshipsGermany
AwardsLeipzig Book Fair Prize/Translation, Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Pro meritis scientiae et litterarum, Literaturpreis der Stadt München, Großer Preis der Deutschen Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur e.V. Volkach, Friedrich-Bödecker-Preis, Lektorix, Carl Zuckmayer Medal, Bavarian Order of Merit, Buber-Rosenzweig-Medal
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