Ilma Rakusa

Ilma Rakusa
Ilma Rakusa in 2019
Born	(1946-01-02) 2 January 1946 (age 78) Rimavská Sobota, Slovakia
Occupation	Writer translator professor
Nationality	Swiss
Genre	Prose, poetry
Years active	1971–present
Notable works	Mehr Meer (2009)
Notable awards	Petrarca-Übersetzerpreis (1991) Adelbert von Chamisso Prize (2003) Swiss Book Prize (2009) Kleist Prize (2019)
Website
www.ilmarakusa.info

Ilma Rakusa (born 2 January 1946) is a Swiss writer and translator. She translates French, Russian, Serbo-Croatian and Hungarian into German.