Back Закс, Нелли ALT Nelly Sachs AN نيلي زاكس Arabic نيلى زاكس ARZ Nelly Sachs AST Nelly Sachs AVK Nelli Zaks Azerbaijani نلی زاکس AZB Нелли Закс Bashkir Нэлі Закс Byelorussian
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 Nelly Sachs, 1966 | |
| Born | Leonie Sachs 10 December 1891 Berlin-Schöneberg, German Empire |
| Died | 12 May 1970 (aged 78) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Occupation | Poet, playwright |
| Nationality | German, Swedish |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Literature (1966) Droste-Preis (1960) |
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Nelly Sachs (German pronunciation: [ˈnɛliː zaks] ; 10 December 1891 – 12 May 1970) was a German–Swedish poet and playwright. Her experiences resulting from the rise of the Nazis in World War II Europe transformed her into a poignant spokesperson for the grief and yearnings of her fellow Jews. Her best-known play is Eli: Ein Mysterienspiel vom Leiden Israels (1950); other works include the poems "Zeichen im Sand" (1962), "Verzauberung" (1970), and the collections of poetry In den Wohnungen des Todes (1947), Flucht und Verwandlung (1959), Fahrt ins Staublose (1961), and Suche nach Lebenden (1971). She was awarded the 1966 Nobel Prize in Literature.