Monika Helfer, Austrian Writer, Dies at 75
Austrian writer Monika Helfer has died. She was 75. Helfer was known for her literary works that explored the eternal conflict between happiness and unhappiness. She was married to fellow writer Michael Köhlmeier. The couple lived together for forty years, sharing a house and their lives. Helfer wrote at night, while Köhlmeier wrote during the day. Köhlmeier once said, 'We show no consideration in our mutual criticism.' Helfer remarked, 'Absolute success of a relationship is always suspicious.' Her death marks the loss of a significant voice in contemporary German-language literature.
Key facts
- Monika Helfer, Austrian writer, has died at the age of 75.
- Her work is described as telling of the eternal conflict between happiness and unhappiness.
- She was married to writer Michael Köhlmeier.
- The couple lived together for forty years.
- Helfer wrote at night, while Köhlmeier wrote during the day.
- Köhlmeier said: 'We show no consideration in our mutual criticism.'
- Helfer said: 'Absolute success of a relationship is always suspicious.'
- The source is an obituary from NZZ.
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- Monika Helfer
- Michael Köhlmeier