About Olga Mannheimer
Olga Mannheimer graduated from the SDI München language and interpreting institute and studied literature. She lives in Munich and works as a freelance writer and presenter. In addition to narrative prose and diverse publications about literature and contemporary history, she has published several anthologies about Polish, Jewish and French literature. Her most successful work, “Mein erster Eiffelturm” [“My First Eiffel Tower”], was awarded the satirical Elsa Oblomov Prize by Munich Mayor Christian Ude on April 1, 2004, for the best unwritten contemporary novel. Olga Mannheimer is the only winner of this prize.