Gabriele Haefs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Gabriele Haefs

German translator

Date of Birth: 27-Aug-1953

Place of Birth: Wachtendonk, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Profession: writer, translator

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Gabriele Haefs (born 27 August 1953) is a German writer and translator. She was born in Wachtendonk to Johann Heinrich Haefs and Annie Pasch, and is married to Norwegian writer Ingvar Ambjørnsen.
She is credited for having discovered Jostein Gaarder's novel Sophie's World, which she translated into German language, and eventually became a worldwide bestseller.
She was decorated Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit in 2011.
She was awarded the Willy Brandt Prize in 2000.