Hanna Johansen, born Hanna Margarete Meyer (17 June 1939 in Bremen), is a Swiss writer.

She studied classical philology

Classical philology

Classical philology is the study of ancient Greek and classical Latin. Classical philology has been defined as "the careful study of the literary and philosophical texts of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds." Greek and Latin literature and civilization have traditionally been considered...

, education

Education

Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...

 and German studies

German studies

German studies is the field of humanities that researches, documents, and disseminates German language and literature in both its historic and present forms. Academic departments of German studies often include classes on German culture, German history, and German politics in addition to the...

 at the Universities of Marburg

Marburg

Marburg is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany, on the River Lahn. It is the main town of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district and its population, as of March 2010, was 79,911.- Founding and early history :...

 and Göttingen

Göttingen

Göttingen is a university town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Göttingen. The Leine river runs through the town. In 2006 the population was 129,686.-General information:...

. From 1967 to 1969 she lived in Ithaca, New York

Ithaca, New York

The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...

, and in 1972 she moved with her then husband Adolf Muschg

Adolf Muschg

Adolf Muschg is a Swiss writer and professor of literature. Muschg was a member of the Gruppe Olten.- His life :...

 to Kilchberg, Zurich

Kilchberg, Zurich

Kilchberg is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.Its coat of arms features a sky-blue shield with a trillium.Kilchberg is also the site of a regional cemetery.-History:...

, where she still lives today.

Johansen began her literary career as a translator of American avant garde authors, and soon moved on to original work, particularly stories for children. She published her first novel in 1978. She is a member of PEN

International PEN

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 Switzerland and of the Deutschen Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung in Darmstadt

Darmstadt

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.

Prizes

• 1980 Ehrengabe des Kantons Zürich
• 1986 Marie-Luise-Kaschnitz-Preis
• 1987 Conrad-Ferdinand-Meyer-Preis
  Conrad-Ferdinand-Meyer-Preis
  The Conrad-Ferdinand-Meyer-Preis is a literary award in memory of Conrad Ferdinand Meyer.The prize is given annually to up to three recipients by the Conrad Ferdinand Meyer-Stiftung in Zurich.-Laureates:*1938 Max Frisch*1939 Franz Fischer...
  
   (together with Martin Hamburger)
• 1990 Schweizerischer Jugendbuchpreis
• 1991 Kinderbuchpreis des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen
• 1993 Österreichischer Kinder- und Jugendbuchpreis
• 1993 Literaturpreis des Landes Kärnten beim Ingeborg-Bachmann-Wettbewerb
• 1993 Phantastik-Preis der Stadt Wetzlar
  Phantastik-Preis der Stadt Wetzlar
  Phantastik-Preis der Stadt Wetzlar is a literary prize of Hesse.- Winners :...
  
   for Über den Himmel
• 2003 Solothurner Literaturpreis
  Solothurner Literaturpreis
  The Solothurner Literaturpreis is a literary award for an 'literary achievement by a German language writer.Awarded since 1994, the annual prize is 20,000 Swiss francs...
  
  
• 2007 Anerkennungsgabe der Stadt Zürich

Works

• Die stehende Uhr, 1978
• Jan und die Großmutter, 1978 (as Hanna Muschg, with Gisela Degler-Rummel)
• Ein Meister des Innehaltens, 1979
• Trocadero, 1980
• Die Analphabetin, 1982
• Auf dem Lande, Hörspiel, NDR, 1982
• Bruder Bär und Schwester Bär, 1983 (as Hanna Muschg)
• Die Ente und die Eule, 1984 (as Hanna Muschg)
• Siebenschläfergeschichten
  7×7 Tales of a Sevensleeper
  - Synopsis :Much to his brother's and parents' dismay, a boy's obsession over the habits of his favourite animals—squirrel-like creatures called "sevensleepers"—makes him pretend he is one of them...
  
  , 1985 (as Hanna Muschg)
• Über den Wunsch, sich wohlzufühlen, 1985
• Zurück nach Oraibi, 1986
• Felis Felis, 1987
• Ein Mann vor der Tür, 1988
• Die Geschichte von der kleinen Gans, die nicht schnell genug war, 1989
• Die Schöne am unteren Bildrand, 1990
• Dinosaurier gibt es nicht, 1992
• Über den Himmel, 1993
• Kurnovelle, 1994
• Ein Maulwurf kommt immer allein, 1994
• Der Füsch, 1995 (with Rotraut Susanne Berner
  Rotraut Susanne Berner
  Rotraut Susanne Berner is a German graphic designer and illustrator. She illustrated The Number Devil....
  
  )
• Die Hexe zieht den Schlafsack enger, 1995 (with Käthi Bhend)
• Universalgeschichte der Monogamie, 1997
• Der Zigarettenanzünder, Hörspiel, SWF, 1997
• Bist du schon wach?, 1998 (with Rotraut Susanne Berner)
• Halbe Tage, ganze Jahre, 1998
• Vom Hühnchen, das goldene Eier legen wollte, 1998 (with Käthi Bhend)
• Maus, die Maus, liest ein langes Buch, 2000 (with Klaus Zumbühl)
• Maus, die Maus, liest und liest, 2000 (with Klaus Zumbühl)
• Sei doch mal still!, 2001
• Lena, 2002
• "Omps!" - ein Dinosaurier zu viel, 2003
• Die Hühneroper, Zürich, Nagel & Kimche, 2004
• Ich bin hier bloß die Katze, 2007
• Der schwarze Schirm, 2007
• Ein Krokodil

External links

• Entry in Autorinnen und Autoren der Schweiz
• Der Solothurner Literaturpreis für Hanna Johansen