Marie-Luise Scherer

Marie-Luise Scherer (1938–2022) was born in Saarbrücken and worked for more than two decades as a journalist and author for Der Spiegel, where she became known for her literary reportage. In 2004, Hans Magnus Enzensberger compiled her texts in the Other Library series under the title Der Akkordeonspieler. Scherer received, among other honors, the Ludwig Börne Prize (1994), the Italo Svevo Prize (2008), the Heinrich Mann Prize (2011), and the Saarland Arts Prize (2012).