Nelly Sachs

Nelly Sachs (German pronunciation: [ˈnɛliː zaks] ( listen); 10 December 1891 – 12 May 1970) was a German-Swedish poet and playwright. She is a Nobel Prize winner and of Jewish descent.

Nelly Sachs
Nelly Sachs, 1966
Born	Leonie Sachs (1891-12-10)10 December 1891 Schöneberg, Germany
Died	12 May 1970(1970-05-12) (aged 78) Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation	Poet, Playwright
Nationality	German, Swedish
Notable awards	Nobel Prize in Literature 1966
Signature

Works

• In the Dwellings of Death

Nelly Sachs postage stamp

Nelly Sachs Media

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  Deutsche Dichterin und Nobelpreisträgerin Nelly Sachs

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  A Berlin memorial plaque at the site of Sachs' former house in Lessingstraße, Hansaviertel, Berlin.

Other websites

• Nobel Prize Lecture Archived 2013-06-09 at the Wayback Machine