Silja Walter studied five years at a teachers ' training college and began her studies of literature at the University of Fribourg .
Silja was the second oldest of eight daughters , her only brother was the writer Otto F. Walter ( 1928 -- 1994 ) .
Silja   studied five years at a teachers ' training college and began Silja 's studies of literature at the University of Fribourg .
Silja was the second oldest of eight daughters , her only brother was the writer Otto F. Walter ( 1928 -- 1994 ) .