About Elisabeth Borchers
Lived 1926 – 2013 (aged 87). Elisabeth Borchers was a German translator, literary editor, poet, children's writer and writer.
Elisabeth Borchers (27 February 1926 – 25 September 2013) was a German writer and poet.
Life Borchers was born in Homberg in 1926 and lived during World War II in Alsace. She wrote fiction and poetry and plays. She also wrote for children and translated from French. where she helped the eventual Nobel laureate Wislawa Szymborska.
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Who was Elisabeth Borchers?
German writer (1926–2013)
When was Elisabeth Borchers born?
Elisabeth Borchers was born on 27 February 1926 in Homberg.
When did Elisabeth Borchers die?
Elisabeth Borchers died on 25 September 2013 in Frankfurt.
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Elisabeth Borchers was a translator, literary editor, poet, children's writer and writer.
What nationality was Elisabeth Borchers?
Elisabeth Borchers was German.
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