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Eufemia von Adlersfeld-Ballestrem
1854–1941
A bestselling German storyteller of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, she wrote popular novels, mysteries, and lighter comic pieces that reached a wide audience in her day. Her work often blends aristocratic settings, suspense, and sharp observation of social life.
2 Audiobooks
Die Falkner vom Falkenhof. Zweiter Band.
by Eufemia von Adlersfeld-Ballestrem
Die Falkner vom Falkenhof. Erster Band.
by Eufemia von Adlersfeld-Ballestrem
About the author
Born in Ratibor, Upper Silesia, on August 18, 1854, Anna Eufemia Carolina Gräfin von Ballestrem later became known as Eufemia von Adlersfeld-Ballestrem after her marriage. She came from an aristocratic Silesian family and went on to build a successful literary career, publishing fiction that made her a well-known entertainment writer in German-speaking Europe.
She is chiefly remembered as a novelist and storyteller, with work ranging from society novels and humorous writing to crime and uncanny tales. Sources on her life agree that she later lived in Munich, where she died on April 26, 1941.
Although not as widely read internationally today, she was a notably prolific author in her own time, and her books offer a window into the tastes, tensions, and popular reading culture of her era.