author
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
1830–1916
Best known for sharp, humane stories that explored both aristocratic life and the lives of ordinary people, this Austrian writer became one of the most admired German-language authors of the late nineteenth century. Her fiction is especially remembered for its psychological insight, wit, and moral clarity.
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 Zdislawitz in Moravia, Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach was an Austrian noblewoman who grew into a major literary voice. Early on she tried writing for the stage, but she found her true strength in narrative fiction and went on to write novels, novellas, and shorter prose works.
Her reputation rests largely on psychologically observant stories that look closely at character, class, and conscience. Reference sources note that she wrote about both the aristocracy and the poor, and she is widely regarded as one of the most important German-language writers of the later nineteenth century.
Ebner-Eschenbach died in Vienna on March 12, 1916. She remains especially appealing to modern readers for the way her work combines clear-eyed realism with sympathy, intelligence, and memorable aphoristic wit.