author
Clara Schachne
b. 1864
A German Jewish writer and journalist, she wrote sharp social commentary as well as fairy tales and stories for children and young readers. Her life and work stretch from the late 19th century into the dark years of Nazi persecution.
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by Clara Schachne
About the author
Born in Meseritz in the Prussian Province of Posen, Clara Caroline Schachne later made her life in Leipzig, where she worked as a writer and journalist. She also published under the pen name Clara Schott, using her mother’s maiden name.
Her writing ranged widely. Alongside essays and journalism, she produced many fairy tales, children's books, and stories for young readers, and she also wrote on social questions. Project Gutenberg lists her among its German-language authors, showing that parts of her work are still being read today.
Accounts of her birth year differ in the sources, so some catalogs list her as born in 1864, while other biographical records give an earlier date. What is clear is that, as a Jewish author in Germany, she was persecuted under the Nazis; her books were banned, and she was deported to Theresienstadt, where she died in 1942.