Mariella Mehr

Mariella Mehr was a Swiss novelist, playwright, and poet. She was born a member of the itinerant Yeniche people, but was separated from her family by the program Kinder der Landstrasse, and raised in institutions and by foster parents. Her first novel, Steinzeit, with autobiographical elements, appeared in 1981. She championed the causes of outsiders and oppressed minorities. She received various awards and an honorary doctorate from the University of Basel for her work.

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