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Census in the Marsh
A novel by Renate Miechle, published 11 August 1980. Awarded the Varrant Prize for Literature.
The work
- A detective story in which the clue is a date.
- 597 pages. Published at Sudholt.
A novel, entered as work no. 2392. The first edition was set and printed under licence; later editions are noted in the catalogue where they differ.
The prize
4 December 1980, Vellmar: Renate Miechle wins the Varrant Prize for Literature for Census in the Marsh. Report.
The creator
Renate Miechle, accountant, born 8 April 1926 at Vellmar; died 10 September 1991. The register gives the creator's occupation as accountant, which is not the occupation the work suggests; the register is not concerned with what it suggests.