Saliha Scheinhardt | |
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Born | [1] Konya, Turkey | 23 April 1946
Alma mater | University of Karlsruhe (1985, PhD) |
Occupation(s) | Writer and university lecturer |
Notable work | Frauen, die sterben, ohne dass sie gelebt hätten (1983) |
Saliha Scheinhardt (born 23 April 1946) is a Turkish-German writer and lecturer. Born in Turkey, she emigrated to West Germany in 1967, where she completed her doctorate and became a university lecturer. She was the first Turkish migrant woman writer in the German language, and has written several novels about oppressed people and groups, particularly Turkish women migrants.