Anna Schieber

Born in Esslingen am Neckar on December 12, 1867, and later dying in Tübingen on August 7, 1945, Anna Schieber was a German writer whose work includes novels, novellas, ballads, and songs. She published extensively over the course of her career and became especially associated with the literary culture of Württemberg and Swabia.

Schieber is remembered as an unusually productive author, with more than 60 books to her name. Her stories often drew on regional settings and on the inner lives of ordinary people, which helped them connect with a broad readership.

Tübingen was an important place in her life and work, serving as a retreat where she spent time writing. Today she is remembered both through her large body of fiction and through her lasting place in German regional literary history.