Verena Stefan
Verena Stefan (3 October 1947 – 29 November 2017) was a Swiss-born feminist and writer living in Germany, later in Canada. Her first book Häutungen (Sheddings) (1975) was based on her experiences living in Berlin. In 1980, she published a book of poems Mit Füßen, mit Flügeln (With feet, with wings).
Verena Stefan
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- Died
- 2017 · Montreal.
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- Switzerland
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- writer · translator · essayist · poet
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- Freie Universität Berlin
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- German
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Verena Stefan (3 October 1947 – 29 November 2017) was a Swiss-born feminist and writer living in Germany, later in Canada. Her first book Häutungen (Sheddings) (1975) was based on her experiences living in Berlin. In 1980, she published a book of poems Mit Füßen, mit Flügeln (With feet, with wings).
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Stefan has also published essays on writing for Die Zeit and Frauenoffensive. She lived together with Lise Moisan and died in Montreal on 29 November 2017.
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1947
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Verena Stefan died on 29 November 2017.
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- 1.Sandford, John. Encyclopedia of Contemporary German Culture. Routledge. 581–82. 2013. 978-1136816031.
- 2.Altbach, Edith H. German Feminism: Readings in Politics and Literature. State University of New York Press. 383. 1984. 0873958411.
- 3.Wilson, Katharina M. An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers. Taylor & Francis. 1. 1137. 1991. 0824085477.
- 4.Cocalis, Susan L. German Feminist Poems from the Middle Ages to the Present: A Bilingual Anthology. Feminist Press at CUNY. 181. 1986. 0935312536.
- 5.L-Mag.de: Die Hochzeiten, Verlobungen, Regenbogenbabies und Abschiede 2017 (german)
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