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Elisabeth v. Maltzahn
1868–1945
A prolific German novelist of the early 20th century, she wrote stories shaped by faith, duty, and the social world around her. Her life ended tragically during the upheaval of 1945, giving her work an added historical poignancy.
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Wenn ich die Sonne grüße ... : Roman aus der Gegenwart
by Elisabeth v. Maltzahn
About the author
Born in Rühn in 1868, Elisabeth von Maltzahn was a German writer, also known as Else von Maltzahn. Standard biographical references identify her as a novelist and place her upbringing in Schwerin.
She published extensively, with many of her books centered on contemporary life, religion, and moral choices. Her work includes novels such as Wenn ich die Sonne grüße..., and surviving catalogs and public-domain editions show that she remained an active presence in German popular literature in the early 1900s.
In 1915 she married the Protestant pastor and publicist Ernst Friedrich Wilhelm Wengel. Both died while fleeing East Prussia in February 1945; according to the German Wikipedia entry, she died aboard the refugee ship Deutschland anchored at Gotenhafen.