author
Clara Viebig
1860–1952
A major German novelist of the Naturalist era, she wrote vividly about everyday life in the Rhineland, the Eifel, and Berlin. Her stories are known for their close attention to working people, especially women, and for the strong sense of place running through her fiction.
8 Audiobooks
The Son of His Mother
by Clara Viebig
Das Weiberdorf
by Clara Viebig
Absolution
by Clara Viebig
Hekuban tyttäret: Romaani
by Clara Viebig
Einer Mutter Sohn
by Clara Viebig
Ennen päivänkoittoa
by Clara Viebig
Die Wacht am Rhein : Roman
by Clara Viebig
Das Kreuz im Venn : Roman
by Clara Viebig
About the author
Born in Trier on July 17, 1860, Clara Viebig became one of the best-known German-language writers of her time. She grew up partly in the Rhineland and drew deeply on those landscapes and communities in her fiction, which often combines social observation with a strong feel for regional life.
Viebig is commonly linked with literary Naturalism. Her novels and stories are remembered for their portrayals of workers, families, and women whose lives are shaped by poverty, duty, religion, and social pressure. She also wrote about Berlin, showing both the pull and the hardships of modern city life.
She died in Berlin on July 31, 1952. Although she is less widely read today than some of her contemporaries, she remains an important voice in German literature for the honesty, empathy, and local color of her work.