Helene Böhlau

Portrait of Helene Böhlau

Helene Böhlau (German: [he.ˈleː.nə ˈbøː.laʊ̯] (listen); 22 November 1859 in Weimar – 26 March 1940 in Augsburg) was a German novelist.^[1]

Biography[]

She traveled much in the East, married Omar al-Raschid Bey (born as Friedrich Arnd) in Istanbul, and settled down in Munich. In 1888 her sketches of Weimar (Ratsmädelgeschichten) brought her a large measure of fame. She showed a leaning toward the Romantic school now and then, but on the whole her descriptions were realistic and her writing was imbued with passion.

Works[]

• Novellen (1882)
• Es hat nicht Sein Sollen (It shouldn't have been, 1891)
• Das Recht der Mutter (The mother's right, 1896; new ed., 1903)
• Neue Ratsmädel- und Weimarische Geschichten (1897)
• Halbtier (Half animal, 1899)
• Sommerbuch (1902)
• Die Kristallkugel (The crystal ball, 1903)
• Isebies (1911)

Notes[]

Helene Böhlau's Ratsmädel series made the daughters of Weimar Burgermeister Friedrich Kirsten known in all of Germany: Memorial tablet at Windischenstraße 13 in Weimar

This article includes a list of general references, but it remains largely unverified because it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (May 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

References[]

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Böhlau, Helene" . Encyclopedia Americana.

External links[]

• Works by or about Helene Böhlau at Internet Archive
• Works by Helene Böhlau at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)