DAS “UNTERWEGSKIND” ILMA RAKUSA
THE 'UNDER WAY CHILD' ILMA RAKUSA

Summary/Abstract: The article presents Ilma Rakusa’s life, a Swiss writer and translator, who is not popular in Bulgaria. The article is based on her book ‘Mehr Meer’ that was published in 2009. She writes about her childhood spent in Budapest, Ljubljana and Trieste and her school years in Zurich in the form of miniatures that include her real experiences and memories as well as contemplations on her own life and historical events. Later as a student in Slavic and Romance studies Ilma Rakusa had the opportunity to acquaint with a number of prominent persons among whom Mstislav Rostropovich and Yosif Brodsky are.

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