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Irina Korschunow
Born 31 December 1925
Stendal, Germany
Died 31 December 2013(2013-12-31) (aged 88)
Language German
Nationality German

Irina Korschunow (31 December 1925 – 31 December 2013) was a German writer. Her oeuvre comprises short stories, novels theatrical works and film scripts. Born in Stendal, she started her career as a journalist and writer for children's books and young adult literature but focused predominantly on writing novels in her later years since about 1983. She was also a translator.

Career

She studied German, Drama, Social Sciences, and English. In the 1950s she became a journalist and author. She lived in Munich.

Awards

  • 1977 Toucan Prize
  • 1985 Silberner Griffel
  • 1987 Roswitha Prize
  • 2004 Hertha Koenig-Prize For Literature
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