Karin Struck

Karin Struck (May 14, 1947-February 6, 2006) was a German author. She won the "Rauriser Literature Prize" and the "Andreas Gryphius Prize." She had generally been seen as a writer of women's literature and to the Left. However in 1991 and 1992 she expressed her opposition to abortion and regret at having had one. She has been described by one feminist source as "one of the most outspoken female writers who openly opposes abortion." [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=8taL9KiA0ykC&pg=PA4&lpg=PA4&dq=%22karin+struck%22&source=web&ots=9iJHMY9c72&sig=zc958sHXVbEtwXEyyF3XX4AO6cI The Feminist Encyclopedia of German Literature by Friederike Ursula Eigler, Susanne Kord] ] In 1996 she converted to the Roman Catholic Church.

Partial bibliography

* "Klassenliebe" 1973
* "Die Mutter"1975
* "Lieben" 1977
* "Die liebenswerte Greisin" 1977
* "Trennung" 1978
* "Die Herberge" 1981
* "Kindheits Ende" 1982
* "Zwei Frauen" 1982
* "Finale" 1984
* "Glut und Asche" 1985
* "Bitteres Wasser" 1988
* "Blaubarts Schatten" 1991
* "Ich sehe mein Kind im Traum" 1992
* "Männertreu", München 1992

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