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Nelly Sachs was a German-born Jewish poet renowned for her profound poetic works. Born on December 10, 1891, in Leipzig, Germany, she passed away on May 12, 1970, in Sweden. Sachs' poetry was deeply influenced by Jewish culture and German Romanticism, expressing profound reflections on history, memory, and human suffering.

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Famous Nelly Sachs Quotes

“We breathed the air of freedom without knowing the language or any person.”

Persons Language Knowing Air

Book:Nelly Sachs, Jean-Paul Sartre, George Bernard Shaw, Frans Eemil Sillanpää, René Sully-Prudhomme

Source: Nelly Sachs, Jean-Paul Sartre, George Bernard Shaw, Frans Eemil Sillanpää, René Sully-Prudhomme

About the Author

Born: December 10, 1891
Died: May 12, 1970
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 9

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Nelly Sachs, Jean-Paul Sartre, George Bernard Shaw, Frans Eemil Sillanpää, René Sully-PrudhommeRelated source material

O the Chimneys: Selected Poems, Including the Verse Play, EliRelated source material

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