Doris Orgel

Doris Orgel (born 1929) is a children's literature author. She was born Doris Adelberg in Vienna, Austria February 15, 1929. She currently lives in New York City and is a full-time children's author.

Her book The Devil in Vienna received a Phoenix Award Honor in 1998.[1] Her books Sarah's Room and Dwarf Long-Nose were illustrated by Hans Christian Andersen Award winning illustrator Maurice Sendak.

She has also translated children's books from German to English. Two of her translations, Nero Corleone: a Cat's Story by Elke Heidenreich and Daniel Half Human by David Chotjewitz, are Mildred L. Batchelder Honor Books, the award recognizing outstanding translated children's books.

References

  1. "Awards from previous years". Children's Literature Association. Retrieved 14 March 2010.

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