Vera Ferra-Mikura
Vera Ferra-Mikura (February 14, 1923 – March 9, 1997) was an Austrian writer best known for her children's stories.[1]
She was born Vera Ferra in Vienna. After completing her schooling, she worked in her family's bird shop and then in a Vienna department store. During World War II, Ferra-Mikura worked as a stenographer for an architect; after the war, she worked for a publishing house. In 1948, she married Ludwig Mikura. In the same year, she became a freelance writer.[2][1]
Her stories, inspired by fairy tales, are characterized by magic realism.[2][3]
In 1951, she received a International Board on Books for Young People in 1976.
. She received an award from theIn 1988, she received the Gold award of the Theodor Körner Prize.[1]
for youth literature. Ferra-Mikura was also awarded theFerra-Mikura died in Vienna at the age of 74.[1]
Selected works[1][]
- , poetry (1946)
- , novel (1947)
- , children's literature (1956)
- , children's literature (1963), received the
- Die zehn kleinen Negerlein (1958)
- (1965)
- (1975), co-author
- (1976), Illustrated by Willi Glasauer
- (1982)
- (1982)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Ferra-Mikura, Vera". Austria-Forum (in German).
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Vera Ferra-Mikura". Verlag Jungbrunnen.
- ^ Zipes, Jack (2015). The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales. Oxford University Press. pp. 191–92. ISBN 978-0199689828.
- 1923 births
- 1997 deaths
- Austrian children's writers
- Austrian women writers
- Austrian women children's writers