Marie-Luise Scherer (15 October 1938 – 17 December 2022) was a German writer and journalist.

Biography

Scherer began her career as a reporter for the ''

Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger The ''Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger'' (KStA) is a German daily newspaper published in Cologne, and has the largest circulation in the Cologne–Bonn Metropolitan Region. ''Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger'' has a base of over 100 contributing editors and a wide ...

'' and later wrote for ''

Berliner Morgenpost ''Berliner Morgenpost'' is a German newspaper, based and mainly read in Berlin, where it is the second most read daily newspaper. History and profile Founded in 1898 by Leopold Ullstein, the paper was taken over by Axel Springer AG in 1959. It ...

'' and ''

Die Zeit ''Die Zeit'' (, "The Time") is a German national weekly newspaper published in Hamburg in Germany. The newspaper is generally considered to be among the German newspapers of record and is known for its long and extensive articles. History The ...

''. She was a journalist at ''

Der Spiegel ''Der Spiegel'' (, lit. ''"The Mirror"'') is a German weekly news magazine published in Hamburg. With a weekly circulation of 695,100 copies, it was the largest such publication in Europe in 2011. It was founded in 1947 by John Seymour Chaloner ...

'' from 1974 to 1998, where she became known for her literary reports. More recently, she wrote autobiographical pieces for '' Sinn und Form'', a bimonthly literature journal of the

Academy of Arts, Berlin The Academy of Arts (german: Akademie der Künste) is a state arts institution in Berlin, Germany. The task of the Academy is to promote art, as well as to advise and support the states of Germany. The Academy's predecessor organization was fo ...

. In her writing, Scherer wrote a form she characterized as "syllable work", explaining that "two good sentences in one day are lucky". For more than 20 years, she wrote a maximum of two reports a year for ''Der Spiegel''. In 2012, Scherer received the for literature. Her works have been translated into French, Italian, and Spanish. She lived in

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and died on 17 December 2022, at the age of 84.

Awards

Theodor Wolff Prize The Theodor Wolff Prize is a German journalism prize. It has been awarded annually since 1962 in five categories, equal prizes of €6,000, by the . In addition, at irregular intervals, journalists are awarded the Theodor Wolff Prize for their life ...

(1970) *

Egon Erwin Kisch Prize The Egon Erwin Kisch Prize (German: Egon-Erwin-Kisch-Preis) was a literary prize awarded in Germany. It was named after the author and journalist Egon Erwin Kisch Egon Erwin Kisch (29 April 1885 – 31 March 1948) was an Austrian and Czechoslo ...

for ''Der Zustand, eine hilflose Person zu sein'' (1977) *Egon Erwin Kisch Prize for ''Auf deutsch gesagt: gestrauchelt'' (1979) * (1989) *

Ludwig Börne Prize The Ludwig Börne Prize (german: Ludwig-Börne-Preis, links=no) is a literary award that is awarded annually by the Frankfurt-based Ludwig-Börne-Stiftung. It is one of the most important of its kind in German-speaking countries. Objective and ...

(1994) *

Italo-Svevo-Preis The Italo-Svevo-Preis is a German literary prize which has been awarded to outstanding German-language authors since 2001. The prize, named after Italo Svevo, is endowed with 15,000 euros and is made possible by the Hamburg issuing house . Until ...

(2008) *

Heinrich Mann Prize The Heinrich Mann Prize () is an essay prize that has been awarded since 1953, first by the East German Academy of Arts, then by the Academy of Arts, Berlin. The prize, which comes with a €10,000 purse, is given annually on 27 March, Heinrich Ma ...

(2011) *Kunstpreis des Saarlandes (2012) * (with

Stefan Chwin Stefan Chwin (born 11 April 1949 in Gdańsk) is a Polish novelist, literary critic, and historian of literature whose life and literary work is closely linked to his hometown. He holds a post of Literature Professor at the University of Gdansk, ...

, 2015) *Member of the (2015)

Works

*''Ungeheurer Alltag. Geschichten und Reportagen'' (1988) *''Der Akkordeonspieler. Wahre Geschichten aus vier Jahrzehnten'' (2004) *''Die Bestie von Paris und andere Geschichten'' (2012) *''Die Hundegrenze'' (2013) *''Unter jeder Lampe gab es Tanz'' (2014) *''Der Akkordeonspieler'' (2017)

References

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