German writer, screenwriter and editor. Asta Agnes Scheib was trained as a textile engineer, started writing lyrics, but after marriage and birth of her children focused entirely on writing. She wrote numerous portraits, for example, about Brigitte Kronauer and Thomas Bernhard. In 1981 she became a member of the VS , in 1986 at PEN Center. From 1987 to 1989 she was Chair of the VS Bayern and radio Councillor. She published her novels in addition to screenplays and novels biographies, essays, nonfiction, and poetry. She was awarded several prizes. Link to Wikipedia biography (German) Read less
Born on Thu Jul 27 1939 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) at Bergneustadt , Germany