Dagmar von Mutius

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Dagmar von Mutius (17 October 1919 – 5 November 2008)[1] was a German writer. She was the daughter of a diplomat and born in Oslo. She spent her childhood and youth abroad, in Silesia on the family estate and in Berlin.[2] She studied language and was working in agriculture. She took over the management of the family estate, which was converted into a Polish state estate after 1945. Then she was relocated from Silesia.[2] She worked as French interpreter (business school).[3] From 1950 Dagmar von Mutius lived in Heidelberg.[2] In 1954 the first stories appeared in magazines and anthologies and in 1960 the first book.[2] In addition to her work as a writer, she worked as a literary reviewer and participated in the well-known book discussions on Radio Bremen in the 1970s.[2] Until her retirement, Mutius was a bookseller in Heidelberg. She died there on 5 November 2008.[2]

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  • Wetterleuchten. Chronik einer schlesischen Provinz 1945/46. Verlag Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1961. (3. Auflage: Bergstadtverlag Wilhelm Gottlieb Korn, Würzburg 1988, ISBN 3-87057-111-X.)
  • Grenzwege. Verlag Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1963.
  • Wandel des Spiels. Verlag Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1966.
  • Versteck ohne Anschlag. Verlag Werner Jerratsch, Heidenheim/Brenz 1975.
  • Einladung in ein altes Haus. Verlag Werner Jerratsch, Heidenheim/Brenz 1980, ISBN 3-921519-40-3.
  • Draußen der Nachtwind. Bergstadtverlag Korn, Würzburg 1985, ISBN 3-87057-105-5.
  • Lektionen der Stille. Bergstadtverlag Korn, Würzburg 1989.
  • Besuch am Rande der Tage. Bergstadtverlag Korn, Würzburg 1994.
  • Eleonore Haugwitz (Pseudonym): 1945/46 auf einem Gutshof in der Grafschaft Glatz. In: Meine Heimat Schlesien. Weltbild-Verlag, Augsburg 1990, ISBN 3-7844-1910-0.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gerstmann, Günter. "Mutius, Dagmar von – Kulturstiftung". Kulturstiftung (in German). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Dagmar von Mutius". Stadtbücherei Heidelberg (in German). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Dagmar von Mutius". Autorinnen und Autoren in Baden-Württemberg (in German). Retrieved 29 June 2021.

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