Author
Anna Seghers
0 award wins, 1 nomination across 1 book.
Anna Seghers, is the pseudonym of a German writer Annette (Netti) Reiling, notable for exploring and depicting the moral experience of the Second World War. Born into a Jewish family and married to a Hungarian Communist, Seghers escaped Nazi-controlled territory through wartime France. She was granted a visa and gained ship's passage to Mexico, where she lived in Mexico City (1941–47).
Transit
1 Nomination
Published 2003 · 290 pages
A must read book about refugees and escape during the Nazi regime that has recently been adapted into the movie version also known as simply as “transit”.
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Awards & Nominations
PEN Translation Prize