Sheila Och
Sheila Och (born March 12, 1940 in Redhill , Great Britain ; † August 22, 1999 in Germany; also Sheila Ochová ) was a children's book author .
Sheila Och first lived in England as the daughter of Czech emigrants. After the end of the Second World War , she returned with her family to Prague, where she studied at the film academy after finishing school - with Milan Kundera , among others . From 1971 Sheila Och lived in Germany and worked in the library of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Bonn . Here she was in charge of the Eastern Europe section and participated in various bibliographical projects. In the 1990s she became known for her children's books. In addition to other awards, she received the German Youth Literature Prize in 1997 for her book Karel, Jarda and True Life .
Works
Children's books
- Karel, Jarda and Real Life, ISBN 3-401-02354-3 .
- Balaban Neumann, the dog, ISBN 3-7941-4556-9 .
- The Salt of the Earth and the Stupid Sheep, ISBN 3-596-80099-4 .
- A new world, please, Waiter !, ISBN 3-401-02353-5 .
Scripts
- 1969: Dospeláci muzou vsechno (The stupid adults are allowed to do anything)
- 1964: Mate doma lva? (Do You Keep a Lion at Home?)
Awards
- 2007: Toad of the month March for Balaban Neumann, the dog
- 1997: German Youth Literature Prize
Web links
- Sheila Ochová in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature and other media by and about Sheila Och in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
- Literature by and about Sheila Och in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oh, Sheila |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ochová, Sheila |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Czech children's book author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 12, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Redhill , UK |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 22, 1999 |
| Place of death | Germany |