Nelly Sachs
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Nelly Sachs was a Jewish German poet and playwright who lived from 1891 to 1970, creating literary works that often grappled with themes of suffering and spiritual transcendence. Her writing is significant for its profound artistic responses to the Holocaust and Jewish experience, making her one of the most important voices in twentieth-century literature.
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- 1891
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- 1970
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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) (lit: Eli: A Mystery Play of Israel's Suffering); 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.
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