Eva Zeller (25 January 1923 – 5 September 2022) was a German poet and novelist. Zeller was born in

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on 25 January 1923. She lived in the former

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until 1956, then lived for six years in

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, before returning to Germany. Zeller was also credited as one of the authors of the text on the 1970 experimental music album, ''

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'', by the

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-based trio

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. She died on 5 September 2022, at the age of 99.Traueranzeige
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, veröffentlicht und retrieved 11 September 2022.

Publications

Novels * ''Lampenfieber'' (Stage Fright) (1974) * ''Hauptfrau'' (The Head Woman) (1977) * ''Solange ich denken kann. Roman einer Jugend'' (As Long as I can Think. Novel of a Childhood) (1981) * Das versiegelte Manuskript 1998 English translation: The Manuscript 2000 Poetry * ''Fliehkraft'' (The Strength to Flee) (1975) * ''Auf dem Wasser gehen'' (Walking on Water) (1979)

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1923 births 2022 deaths People from Eberswalde German expatriates in Namibia German women novelists German women poets {{Germany-poet-stub 20th-century German poets 20th-century German novelists 20th-century German women writers

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