Angela Stachowa

Angela Stachowa (born Angela Mirtschink 16 August 1948 in Prague – 29 March 2022 in Leipzig ) was a German-Sorbian writer and politician .[1] [2] She received the Domowina Art Prize,[3] the City of Leipzig Art Prize (1986) the OIRT radio play prize , and the Johann Gottfried Herder Medal.

Life

Angela Stachowa was the daughter of the Sorbian writer Jurij Měrćink . After graduating from high school in Bautzen in 1967 , she completed her studies at the Technical University of Dresden, where she graduated in 1972 with a degree in engineering economics specializing in electrical engineering/electronics.

From 1973 to 1976 she was a research assistant at the Karl Marx University in Leipzig . She then worked as a freelance writer. Some of her works have been translated into Czech, Polish, Russian, Swedish, Croatian and English.

Angela Stachowa was a member of the SED from 1972 to 1989 . From 20 December 1990 to 10 November 1994 she was a member of the German Bundestag for one term . She was elected to parliament as an independent for the PDS /Left List via the Saxony state list . During the legislative period, she resigned from the PDS parliamentary group on 15 June 1994, but retained her mandate as an unalligned party.

Works
  • Stunde zwischen Hund & Katz. Mitteldeutscher Verlag, Halle 1975.
  • Geschichten für Majka. Mitteldeutscher Verlag, Halle 1978.
  • Annalinde und das Feuermännchen. VEB Domowina-Verlag, Bautzen 1981.
  • Kleine Verführung. Mitteldeutscher Verlag, Halle 1982, ISBN 3-354-00402-9. [4][5]
  • Acht Tage Abschied. Postreiter, Halle 1987.
  • Słónčna róža Marhata. Ludowe nakładnistwo Domowina (LND), Budyšin 1996.
  • Lilow a knjez Handrik. LND, Budyšin 1997.
  • Jank ze žołtym kłobukom. LND, Budyšin 2000.
  • Vineta. LND, Budyšin 2002.

References
  1. Lukens, Nancy; Rosenberg, Dorothy (1993-01-01). Daughters of Eve: Women's Writing from the German Democratic Republic. U of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-7942-1.
  2. "Krótkopowěsće (04.04.22)". www.serbske-nowiny.de. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  3. "Stachowa, Angela". www.domowina-verlag.de. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  4. Martens, Lorna (2001-02-01). The Promised Land?: Feminist Writing in the German Democratic Republic. SUNY Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-4860-1.
  5. Lukens, Nancy; Rosenberg, Dorothy (1993-01-01). Daughters of Eve: Women's Writing from the German Democratic Republic. U of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-2892-4.
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