Königsdor, Helga (1938–)
Königsdor, Helga (1938–)
East German novelist. Name variations: Helga Konigsdorf or Koenigsdorf. Born 1938 in Germany.
Was a professor of physics and mathematics before Parkinson's disease curtailed scientific career; works include Meine ungehörigen Träume (1978), Lauf der Dinge (1982), Lichtverhältnisse (1988), Die geschlossenen Türen am Abend (1989) and Fission (trans. by Susan Gillespie, 2000).
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