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Anton von Perfall
1853–1912
A Bavarian novelist and much-read hunting writer, he turned country life, wilderness, and social change into vivid popular fiction. His work was especially associated with Upper Bavaria and the world of the hunt.
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Die Hexe von Norderoog
by Anton von Perfall
About the author
Born in Landsberg am Lech on December 11, 1853, Anton von Perfall came from an old Bavarian noble family and studied in Munich. He later married the Viennese actress Magda Irschick, and after years connected with travel and artistic life, he settled at Schliersee, where he worked as a freelance writer.
Perfall became known above all as a Bavarian regional and hunting writer. Sources describe him as the author of around twenty novels as well as dramas and many widely read hunting stories and sketches. His writing is closely tied to rural Bavaria, and some reference works note a mildly critical interest in the social tensions of his time alongside his strong focus on nature and hunting culture.
He died in Schliersee on November 3, 1912. Though not widely read internationally today, he was considered one of the best-known German-language hunting writers of his era, and his books remain part of the literary record of Bavarian regional fiction.