Pedretti, Erica (1930–)

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Pedretti, Erica (1930–)

Swiss novelist and sculptor. Born 1930 in ternberk, Czechoslovakia; m. Gian Pedretti (sculptor), 1952; children: 5.

Immigrated to Switzerland (1945) and lived in New York (early 50s); works include Harmloses, bitte (1970), Heiliger Sebastian (1973), and Valerie oder Das unerzogene Auge (1986). Received several awards including Ingeborg Bachmann Prize and Berliner Prize.

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