Kirsch, Sarah (1935–)
Kirsch, Sarah (1935–)
German poet and short-story writer. Born Ingrid Bernstein, April 16, 1935, Limlingerode, Harz, Germany; attended Johannes R. Becher Institute to Literature in Leipzig; m. Rainer Kirsch (poet), 1958 (div. 1968).
Grew up in East Germany; after protesting the expulsion of Wolf Biermann (1976), was excluded from the SED and the writer federation of the GDR; moved to West Berlin (1977); writings include Laundaufenthalt (1967), Zaubersprüche (1973), Rückenwind (1976), La Pagerie (1980), Erdreich (1982), Katzenleben (1984), Schneewärme (1989), Schwingrasen (1991), and Erlkönigs Tochter (1992). Received Literature Prize of City of Mainz (1988) and Peter Huchel Prize (1993).
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BORN: 1875, Lübeck, Germany
DIED: 1955, Kilchberg, Switzerland
NATIONALITY: German
GENRE: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction
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