Ilse Aichinger

Ilse Aichinger
Aichinger in 1965
Aichinger in 1965
Born(1921-11-01)1 November 1921
Vienna, Austria
Died11 November 2016(2016-11-11) (aged 95)
Vienna, Austria
OccupationWriter, poet, novelist, playwright
NationalityAustrian
Notable worksDie größere Hoffnung; "Spiegelgeschichte"
SpouseGünter Eich (1953–1972)
RelativesHelga [de] (twin)
Ruth Rix (niece)
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Ilse Aichinger (1 November 1921 – 11 November 2016) was an Austrian writer known for her accounts of her persecution by the Nazis because of her Jewish ancestry.[1] She wrote poems, short stories and radio plays, and won multiple European literary prizes.[2]

  1. ^ "Ilse Aichinger", Encyclopædia Britannica
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