Gerda Anger-Schmidt
Gerda Anger-Schmidt (born February 28, 1943 in Wels ; † January 8, 2017 in Vienna ) was an Austrian children's book author.
Life
After graduating from a commercial college, she spent three years traveling through Canada and the USA. Then she studied interpreting and translating in Vienna and Graz . After completing her studies, she worked for a few years as an interpreter and translator at home and abroad and finally at the Amerika-Haus in Vienna to design and coordinate cultural events. Since 1980 she has been writing prose and poetry.
Together with Winfried Opgenoorth , she initiated the Spring Hare Prize in 1996 .
Anger-Schmidt's books were often illustrated by Renate Habinger . Numerous word games are typical of her books .
Awards
- 1995 Styrian reading owl for It's always worse.
- 2005 Nominated for READER Votes for Nine Naked Hippo Ladies.
- 2006 Austria's most beautiful book for Must one Miezen Siezen?
- 2007 Austrian State Prize for Children's Poetry for Do you have to kiss pussies?
Works
- No, no dog will come into my house! 1984.
- with Renate Habinger : Heal, heal sore knee. 1988
- Who comes to the feather ball? 1992.
- Lucky! thinks the pot-bellied pig. 1993.
- It always gets worse. 1994.
- Dear me, my dog is gone! 1997.
- Me, Bodo von Bellheim, the Schnauzer. 1997.
- Everything is fine, dear mother! 1998.
- with Birgitta Heiskel : No dog for dad? 1999.
- with Birgitta Heiskel : Looking for a friend! Urgent! 2001.
- Clear the ring for Katharina. (Revision), 2001.
- A pig jumps off the trampoline. 2002.
- Nine naked hippos. 2002.
- Guess who is visiting you! 2004.
- Look how great I am! 2004.
- Our king never wore a crown. 2004.
- A hamster for Lisa. 2006.
- Tell me which animal is hiding here? 2006.
- The dog is round - so what? 2006.
- Tracks in the snow. 2006.
- Do you have to sieze pussies? , 2006.
- Tommi and the chickpea. 2006.
- Simsalabim Bamba Saladu Saladim. 2008.
- with Renate Habinger: The book, against which there is no herb. Herbs and spices from eyebright to cinnamon. Residenz-Verlag, St. Pölten 2010, ISBN 978-3-7017-2065-1 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Gerda Anger-Schmidt in the catalog of the German National Library
- Gerda Anger-Schmidt in the literature archive of the Austrian National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ G & G children's book publisher: Gerda Anger-Schmidt February 28, 1943 - January 8, 2017 . Article from January 9, 2017, accessed on February 18, 2017.
- ↑ Gerda Anger-Schmidt. In: Kürschner's German Literature Calendar 2016/2017. Volume II: PZ. Walter De Gruyter , 2016, ISBN 978-3-11-045397-3 , pp. 18-19.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Anger-Schmidt, Gerda |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1943 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | catfish |
DATE OF DEATH | January 8, 2017 |
Place of death | Vienna |