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Hans von Kahlenberg
1870–1957
Writing under the name Hans von Kahlenberg, Helene von Monbart was a German novelist whose work reached a wide audience in the early 20th century. She is especially remembered for the bestselling novel Ahasvera (1910).
2 Audiobooks
Nixchen. Ein Beitrag zur Psychologie der höheren Tochter
by Hans von Kahlenberg
Der Fremde: Ein Gleichniss
by Hans von Kahlenberg
About the author
Born Helene von Monbart in 1870, she published under the pseudonym Hans von Kahlenberg and became known as a German writer of popular fiction. Her pen name often appears more prominently than her birth name, and it is the name under which her books were widely read.
She is best known for Ahasvera, published in 1910, which established her as a successful and widely recognized author. Her career belongs to the world of German-language literature in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when magazine and book readers followed well-known novelists closely.
Hans von Kahlenberg died in 1957. Though not as widely discussed today as some of her contemporaries, she remains of interest as a once-bestselling author whose work reflects the reading tastes of her era.