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Helen Meier

1929 – 2021

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Lived 1929 – 2021 (aged 91). Helen Meier was a Swiss writer and teacher.

Helen Meier (17 April 1929 – 13 February 2021) was a Swiss writer and teacher. She wrote eight collections of short stories and three novels, and was awarded a number of prizes, including the Rauris Literature Prize, the Schweizerische Schillerstiftung prize twice, the Droste-Preis, and Culture Prizes from the Kantons of St. Gallen and Appenzell Ausserrhoden.

Biography Meier was born in Mels in 1929. Meier attended a in Rorschach and subsequently became a primary schoolteacher. She subsequently worked for the Swiss Red Cross and as a special education teacher in Heiden.

Awards (1984) Rauris Literature Prize (1985) Prize of the (1985) Prize of the Schweizerische Schillerstiftung (2000) Contribution to Pro Helvetia (2000) Droste-Preis (2000) Kulturpreis des Kantons St. Gallen (2001) Kulturpreis des Kantons Appenzell Ausserrhoden (2017)

Works Trockenwiese (1984) Das einzige Objekt in Farbe (1985) Das Haus am See (1987) Das Gelächter (1989) Lebenleben (1989) Der Thurgau und seine Menschen (1990) Die Suche nach dem Paradies. 36 Photographien aus dem Appenzellerland (1991) Nachtbuch (1992) Die Thur. Von der Quelle bis zur Mündung (1992) Die Novizin (1995) Letzte Warnung (1996) Liebe Stimme (2000) Adieu, Herr Landammann! Sieben Begegnungen mit Jacob Zellweger-Zuberbühler (2001) Schlafwandel. Eine Erzählung (2006) Kleine Beweise der Freundschaft (2014) Die Agonie des Schmetterlings. Böse Geschichten (2015) Übung im Torkeln entlang des Falls. Ein Lesebuch (2017) Der weisse Vogel, der Hut und die Prinzessin. 23 Märchen (2019)

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Rauriser Literaturpreis; Droste-Preis; Ernst Willner Prize

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Helen Meier?

Swiss author (1929-2021)

When was Helen Meier born?

Helen Meier was born on 17 April 1929 in Mels.

When did Helen Meier die?

Helen Meier died on 13 February 2021 in Trogen.

What was Helen Meier's occupation?

Helen Meier was a writer and teacher.

What nationality was Helen Meier?

Helen Meier was Swiss.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Helen Meier

· Wikidata: Q120952

· DBpedia: Helen Meier

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