Iren Nigg (born 1955) is a Liechtenstein writer. She travelled widely before studying journalism at the

University of Fribourg The University of Fribourg (french: Université de Fribourg; german: Universität Freiburg) is a public university located in Fribourg, Switzerland. The roots of the university can be traced back to 1580, when the notable Jesuit Peter Canisius ...

in Switzerland. She first started publishing short works of fiction in literary magazines, and published her first book ''Fieberzeit'' in 1988. Her second book ''Man wortet sich die Orte selbst'' appeared in 2006; it won the

EU Prize for Literature The European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL), established in 2009, is a European Union literary award. Its aim is to recognise outstanding new literary talents from all over Europe, to promote the circulation and translation of literature among ...

. She has also published numerous short pieces. reading
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