Gudrun Pausewang (1928-2020) was a German author specializing in children's and young adult literature.
Born in Eastern Bohemia to German ancestry, her family relocated to West Germany after World War II when her father died.
She became a teacher, working in German schools across South America including Chile, Venezuela, and Colombia, where she witnessed extreme class disparities.
Settling in Germany in the 1970s, she wrote 86 novels addressing environmental concerns and Third World issues.
Her work earned prestigious awards including the German Federal Cross of Merit and the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis for Die Wolke in 1988.
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