Age, Biography and Wiki
Irena Brežná was born on 26 February, 1950 in Bratislava, is a journalist. Discover Irena Brežná’s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?
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journalist, writer, activist |
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73 years old |
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Pisces |
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26 February, 1950 |
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26 February |
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Bratislava, Czechoslovak Republic |
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Irena Brežná Height, Weight & Measurements
At 73 years old, Irena Brežná height not available right now. We will update Irena Brežná’s Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don’t have much information about She’s past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Irena Brežná Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Irena Brežná worth at the age of 73 years old? Irena Brežná’s income source is mostly from being a successful journalist. She is from . We have estimated
Irena Brežná’s net worth
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$1 Million – $5 Million |
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Timeline
Brežná is the recipient of a Swiss Literature Award for her 2012 novel Die undankbare Fremde. She was also awarded the Slovak Dominik Tatarka Award (2016) and Hermann Kesten Prize (2021). Her journalist work has brought her Emma-Journalistinnen-Preis, Theodor Wolff Prize and Zürcher Journalistenpreis. In 2022, she was awarded the Pribina Cross (2nd Class), a Slovak state order.
Brežná writes in German. In her work, she often deals with the themes of alienation and injustice. She debuted in 1989 with an anti-racist children’s book cowritten with Alpha Oumar Barry, titled Biro & Barbara. Her autobiographical work Die Beste aller Welten (2008) placed in Swiss bestseller lists.
During Cold War, Brežná worked as a radio correspondent for the BBC Radio, Deutsche Welle and the Slovak branch of Radio Free Europe. She also actively participated in the works of Amnesty International, focusing on humanitarian and women’s rights issues in Guinea and Chechnya. Since the 1980s, she has been a regular contributor to the German and Swiss press, including Die Zeit, Tages-Anzeiger, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Basler Zeitung and Süddeutsche Zeitung. In the 1990s, she began regularly visiting Slovakia and contributing to a Slovak magazine Aspekt.
Irena Brežná (born 26 February 1950) is a Slovak-Swiss writer, journalist and human rights activist writing in German.
Irena Brežná was born on 26 February 1950, in Bratislava. She grew up in Trenčín. Her parents were repressed by the communist Czechoslovak authorities, her mother spent a year in prison after an unsuccessful attempt to flee to Sweden and her father – a lawyer – was forbidden from working in his professional field. Eventually, her family emigrated in 1968 to Switzerland. In 1975, Brežná began studying Psychology, Philosophy and Slavic studies at University of Basel. She worked as a psychologist and translated from Russian into German.
