Marlen Haushofer was born on Long Island, New York in 1947. She moved to New York City with her parents at the age of two and attended school in New York City. She received her BA degree from American University in Washington DC, where she majored in English literature. Before she was married, Marlen worked as an editor for several publishing companies, including Random House and Doubleday, producing books on art, science and literary topics
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She has worked as a freelance writer and editor since 1977. Her writing has appeared in People magazine and The New York Times and has been published in numerous anthologies and magazines. Her fiction has been published by Raven Books and Bantam Books.
She has also written screenplays for major studios and currently teaches creative non-fiction writing at NYU. Marlen lives in New York City with her husband, three children and assorted pets.