
Elisabeth Borchers (1926–2013)
Author of Märchen deutscher Dichter
About the Author
Elisabeth Borchers was born in 1926 and raised bilingually with French and German. She worked as an editor, first at Luchterhand, then at Suhrkamp from 1960 until her retirement in 1998. She is often cited as playing a critical role in the development of German literature during the second half of show more the 20th century. She is the author of eight books of poetry, numerous children's books, radio plays and essays and has translated many books from French into German. She died in 2013 in Frankfurt. show less
Works by Elisabeth Borchers
Das grosse Lalula und andere Gedichte und Geschichten von morgens bis abends für Kinder. (1974) 4 copies
Ein Fisch mit Namen Fasch und andere Gedichte und Geschichten von Menschen und anderen Menschen (1976) 4 copies
Associated Works
Deutsche Kurzgeschichten : eine Auswahl für mittlere Klassen (1972) — Author, some editions — 5 copies, 1 review
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Borchers, Elisabeth
- Birthdate
- 1926-02-27
- Date of death
- 2013-09-25
- Gender
- female
- Occupations
- writer
poet - Organizations
- PEN-Zentrum Deutschland
Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur
Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung - Awards and honors
- Roswitha-Preis (1976)
Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (1996)
Horst-Bienek-Preis für Lyrik (2012) - Nationality
- Germany
- Birthplace
- Duisburg-Homberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Places of residence
- Duisburg, Germany
- Place of death
- Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
- Burial location
- Frankfurt Main Cemetery, Germany
- Associated Place (for map)
- Germany
Members
Reviews
2 Bände: Wassilissa, die Wunderschöne. Das Märchen vom herrlichen Falken
Apr 5, 2026German
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- Works
- 53
- Also by
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- Members
- 219
- Popularity
- #102,098
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 2
- ISBNs
- 64
- Languages
- 4










