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Ilse Aichinger (1 November – 11 November ) was an Austrian writer known for her accounts of her persecution by the Nazis because of her Jewish ancestry.!
Ilse Aichinger
Austrian writer (1921–2016)
Ilse Aichinger | |
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Aichinger in 1965 | |
| Born | (1921-11-01)1 November 1921 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | 11 November 2016(2016-11-11) (aged 95) Vienna, Austria |
| Occupation | Writer, poet, novelist, playwright |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Notable works | Die größere Hoffnung; "Spiegelgeschichte" |
| Spouse | Günter Eich (1953–1972) |
| Relatives | Helga [de] (twin) Ruth Rix (niece) |
Ilse Aichinger (1 November 1921 – 11 November 2016) was an Austrian writer known for her accounts of her persecution by the Nazis because of her Jewish ancestry.[1] She wrote poems, short stories and radio plays, and won multiple European literary prizes.[2]
Early life
Aichinger was born in 1921 in Vienna, along with her twin sister, Helga [de], to Berta (Kremer), a pediatrician of Jewish ethnicity, and Ludwig Aichinger, a teacher.[3][2][4] As her mother's family was as