Anna Gmeyner

Anna Gmeyner
BornAnna Wilhelmine Gmeyner
(1902-03-16)16 March 1902
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died3 January 1991(1991-01-03) (aged 88)
York, England
Pen nameAnna Reiner, Anna Morduch
OccupationWriter
NationalityAustrian
Period1929-1970
GenreExile literature, drama
Notable worksManja
SpouseBertold Wiesner (1925–1928; divorced)
Jascha Morduch (1935–1950; deceased)
ChildrenEva Ibbotson (born Maria Wiesner)

Anna Wilhelmine Gmeyner (16 March 1902 – 3 January 1991) was an Austrian-born Jewish writer, playwright, and screenwriter who was exiled from Germany and Austria, best known for her novel Manja (1938). She also wrote under the names Anna Reiner and Anna Morduch. Her daughter was the children's writer Eva Ibbotson.[1]

  1. ^ Julia Eccleshare Obituary: Eva Ibbotson, The Guardian, 24 October 2010