Nelly Sachs
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Nelly Sachs was a German–Swedish poet and playwright. Her experiences resulting from the rise of the Nazis in World War II Europe transformed her into a poignant spokesperson for the grief and yearnin
Nelly Sachs, 1966
Nelly Sachs, 1910
A Berlin memorial plaque at the site of Sachs' former house in Lessingstraße, Hansaviertel, Berlin.
Selma Lagerlöf
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Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish writer. She published her first novel, Gösta Berling's Saga, at the age of 33. She was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, which she was a
Nelly Sachs
…a profession. She grew up as a very sheltered, introverted young woman and never married. She pursued an extensive correspondence with her friends Selma Lagerlöf and Hilde Domin. As the Nazis took power, she became increasingly terrified, at one point losing the ability to speak, as she would remember in verse…
Lagerlöf in 1909
Lagerlöf family home at Mårbacka, Värmland
Lagerlöf in 1881
Lagerlöf with her friend and literary assistant Valborg Olander. Elkan was jealous of the relationship.