Anna Seghers
German writer (1900-1983) · Germany · On the map · Writers · Died at 82
Anna Reiling, known by the pen name Anna Seghers, was a German writer. She was notable for exploring and depicting the moral experience of the Second World War. Born into a Jewish family and married to a Hungarian Communist, Seghers escaped Nazi-controlled territory through wartime France.
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She was granted a visa and gained ship's passage to Mexico, where she lived in Mexico City (1941-47).
