Gerlind Reinshagen (4 May 1926 – 9 June 2019) was a German writer.

Biography

The daughter of Ekkehard and Friedel Technau, she was born in

Königsberg Königsberg (, ) was the historic Prussian city that is now Kaliningrad, Russia. Königsberg was founded in 1255 on the site of the ancient Old Prussian settlement ''Twangste'' by the Teutonic Knights during the Northern Crusades, and was named ...

and studied pharmacy and art. She wrote children's books, novels, poetry and radio plays before writing her first play for the theatre ''Doppelkopf'' in 1967. Her plays ''Himmel und Erde'' (Heaven and Earth) (1974) and ''Sonntagskinder'' (Sunday's children) (1976) were also produced as films. Most of her plays were directed by the influential director . She received a

Schiller Memorial Prize The Schiller Memorial Prize (german: Schiller-Gedächtnispreis) is a literature prize of the State of Baden-Württemberg. It is endowed with 25,000 euros and has been awarded since 1955 on Friedrich Schiller's birthday, 10 November. The award was ...

in 1974, the

Mülheimer Dramatikerpreis Mülheimer Dramatikerpreis ("dramatist award of Mülheim"), founded in 1976, is one of the leading theater awards in Germany. It is awarded by an open jury of theater professionals, critics and playwrights who watch a short list of productions dur ...

in 1977, the

Andreas Gryphius Prize The Andreas-Gryphius Prize is a prestigious literary prize in Germany, named after the German poet Andreas Gryphius (1616–1664). The prize is awarded to authors and translators whose work reflects German culture and history in Central, Eastern ...

in 1982, the

Roswitha Prize The Roswitha Prize (german: Roswitha-Preis) is the oldest German language prize for literature that is given solely to women. The Roswitha-Medal has been given almost yearly since 1973 by the city of Bad Gandersheim. In 1998 it received its moder ...

in 1988, the Ludwig Mülheims Preis in 1993 and the Niedersachsenpreis in 1999.

Selected works

* ''Leben und Tod der Marilyn Monroe'' (Life and death of Marilyn Monroe), play (1971) * ''Eisenherz'', play (1982) * ''Die flüchtige Braut'', novel (1993) * ''Die Clownin'', play (1985) * ''Jäger am Rand der Nacht'', novel (1993)

References

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* 1926 births 2019 deaths German poets 20th-century German novelists German women dramatists and playwrights 20th-century German dramatists and playwrights Writers from Königsberg 20th-century German women writers {{Germany-writer-stub