author
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
1830–1916
Remembered as one of the great German-language writers of the late 19th century, she wrote with sharp insight about both aristocratic circles and ordinary people. Her stories are known for their psychological depth, moral clarity, and quietly unsentimental view of human nature.
6 Audiobooks
Ein Buch, das gern ein Volksbuch werden möchte
by Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Rittmeister Brand; Bertram Vogelweid Zwei Erzählungen
by Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Kunnanlapsi
by Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
The two countesses
by Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Gesammelte Schriften von Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (3/10) : Dritter Band: Erzählungen. Erster Band.
by Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Gesammelte Schriften von Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (1/10) : Erster Band: Aphorismen. Parabeln, Märchen und Gedichte.
by Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
About the author
Born on September 13, 1830, at Zdislavice in Moravia, Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach grew up in an aristocratic family but developed an early passion for literature. She married her cousin Moritz von Ebner-Eschenbach in 1848 and, after early attempts in drama, gradually found her strongest voice in fiction.
She became especially admired for novels, novellas, and aphorisms that explored character with unusual precision. Reference works describe her as one of the most important German-language writers of the later 19th century, and her work often portrayed both the nobility and the poor with sympathy, realism, and a keen sense of social observation.
Ebner-Eschenbach died on March 12, 1916. Today she is still valued for clear-eyed storytelling that feels humane rather than sentimental, and for creating women and men whose inner lives are as compelling as the world around them.