Education
She studied classical philology, education and German studies at the Universities of Marburg and Göttingen.
She studied classical philology, education and German studies at the Universities of Marburg and Göttingen.
Johansen began her literary career as a translator of American avant garde authors, and soon moved on to original work, particularly stories for children. She published her first novel in 1978. 1980 Ehrengabe des Kantons Zürich.
Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung]
She is a member of Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association Switzerland and of the Deutschen Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung in Darmstadt.