Aglaja Veteranyi
Swiss actor and writer
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| Intro | Swiss actor and writer | ||
| A.K.A. | Monika Gina Aglaja Veteranyi | ||
| A.K.A. | Monika Gina Aglaja Veteranyi | ||
| Places | Switzerland Romania | ||
| was | Actor Writer | ||
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio Literature | ||
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| Birth | 17 May 1962, Bucharest | ||
| Death | 3 February 2002Zürich (aged 39 years) | ||
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Biography
Aglaja Veteranyi (1962–2002) was a Swiss writer of Romanian origin, from a family of Romanian and Hungarian descent. She was born in Bucharest but eventually settled in Switzerland with her family of touring circus performers. She is best known for her novel Why the Child Is Cooking in the Polenta.
She committed suicide in 2002 by drowning herself in Lake Zurich.