About Gabriele Haefs
Born 1953. Gabriele Haefs is a German translator and writer.
Gabriele Haefs (born 27 August 1953) is a German writer and translator.
Personal life and education Haefs was born in Wachtendonk to Johann Heinrich Haefs and Annie Pasch, and married the Norwegian novelist Ingvar Ambjørnsen in 1985. She graduated with a doctorate in folkloristics from the University of Hamburg in 1982. She was awarded the Willy Brandt Prize in 2000.
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Who is Gabriele Haefs?
German writer and literary translator (born 1953)
When was Gabriele Haefs born?
Gabriele Haefs was born on 27 August 1953 in Wachtendonk.
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Gabriele Haefs is a translator and writer.
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Gabriele Haefs is German.
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