Johanna Braun was born in
Magdeburg on 7 May 1929. Her father was an optician. She spent most of her life living in
East Germany and held a number of jobs including secretary and editor. From 1969 she was a fulltime writer. Braun married
Günter Braun and together they published a vast array of work mostly aimed at the younger audience but with a number of books for adults. Braun also wrote science fiction. The couple also wrote a radio feature in 1976. The couple were critical of social conditions and for several years some of their works were only available in
West Germany. Braun died in
Schwerin in 2008. ==Bibliography==