Author of children's and youth literature - Mirjam Pressler

Abstract

The text focuses on authorial and translation work of this important representative of the contemporary German written literature. Mirjam Pressler is well-known for her problem-oriented prose for youth.

Significant for her prose are the motifs of Judaism. Anne Frank's fate became her life theme.

The article focuses on novels with pictures of childhood and young adulthood associated with World War II and Holocaust.

Keywords

• Mirjam Pressler
• German written literature for children and youth
• problem-oriented novel
• Judaism
• Anne Frank