Elisabeth Langgässer
1 book
About the Author
Elisabeth Langgässer was a German writer and poet whose work explored moral responsibility, faith, memory, and the tensions between individual conscience and history. Born in 1899, she became known for psychologically nuanced prose shaped by Catholic thought, myth, and the upheavals of twentieth-century Europe. Her writing often combines lyrical language with a clear-eyed examination of guilt, suffering, and human resilience. Langgässer’s literary legacy includes novels, stories, essays, and poetry, and her work remains important to readers interested in German modernism, women’s writing, and literature responding to the Nazi era.
Common genres
Writing style
lyrical
psychological
mythic
Books by Elisabeth Langgässer
