Nelly Sachs

Nelly Sachs was born in Berlin in 1891, and her early work, rooted in the German romantic tradition, underwent a transformation as the Nazis rose to power. When she fled to Sweden in 1940, as she has attested, language was all she had left. She was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1966.

Nelly Sachs was born in Berlin in 1891, and her early work, rooted in the German romantic tradition, underwent a transformation as the Nazis rose to power. When she fled to Sweden in 1940, as she has attested, language was all she had left. She was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1966. See less