Nelly Sachs

Nelly Sachs
Nelly Sachs, 1966
Nelly Sachs, 1966
BornLeonie Sachs
(1891-12-10)10 December 1891
Berlin-Schöneberg, German Empire
Died12 May 1970(1970-05-12) (aged 78)
Stockholm, Sweden
OccupationPoet, playwright
NationalityGerman, Swedish
Notable awardsNobel Prize in Literature
(1966)
Droste-Preis
(1960)
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Nelly Sachs, 1910

Nelly Sachs (German pronunciation: [ˈnɛliː zaks] ; 10 December 1891 – 12 May 1970) 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 yearnings of her fellow Jews. Her best-known play is Eli: Ein Mysterienspiel vom Leiden Israels (1950); other works include the poems "Zeichen im Sand" (1962), "Verzauberung" (1970), and the collections of poetry In den Wohnungen des Todes (1947), Flucht und Verwandlung (1959), Fahrt ins Staublose (1961), and Suche nach Lebenden (1971). She was awarded the 1966 Nobel Prize in Literature.