Stefanie Zweig: Biography, Facts and Career
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Stefanie Zweig (19 September 1932 – 25 April 2014) was a German Jewish writer and journalist. She is best known for her autobiographical novel, Nirgendwo in Afrika (Nowhere in Africa) (1995), which was a bestseller in Germany. The novel is based on her early life in Kenya, where her family had fled to escape persecution in Nazi Germany. The film adaptation of the novel (2001) won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Her books have sold more than seven million copies, and have been translated into fifteen languages.
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- Full name: Stefanie Zweig
- Born: 1932-09-19
- Nationality: Germany
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q62680
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Stefanie Zweig (19 September 1932 – 25 April 2014) was a German Jewish writer and journalist.
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Stefanie Zweig was born on 1932-09-19.
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