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Stefanie Zweig

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German writer (1932-2014)

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Stefanie Zweig was a German Jewish writer and journalist. She is best known for her autobiographical novel, Nirgendwo in Afrika (1995), which was a bestseller in Germany. The novel is based on her early life in Kenya, where her family had fled to escape persecution in Nazi Germany.

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1995Glazen Globe
1993Medal of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

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Stefanie Zweig was a German Jewish writer and journalist. She is best known for her autobiographical novel, Nirgendwo in Afrika (1995), which was a bestseller in Germany. The novel is based on her early life in Kenya, where her family had fled to escape persecution in Nazi Germany. The film adaptation of the novel (2001) won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Her books have sold more than seven million copies, and have been translated into fifteen languages.

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Germany
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Writers
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Writer / Author
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deceased
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Lived 1932 to 2014 · aged 81
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21 languages

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