Von Strauss und Torney, Lulu 1873–1956

PERSONAL: Born September 20, 1873, in Bückeburg, Germany; died June 19, 1956, in Jena, Germany; married Eugen Diederichs (a publisher), 1916.

CAREER: Author of poems, short fiction, and novels.

WRITINGS:

Gedichte (poems), 1898.

Bauernstolz (fiction), 1901.

Balladen und Lieder (poems), 1902.

Eines lebens Sühne, 1904.

Das Erbe (novella), Goldschmidt (Berlin, Germany), 1905.

Ihres Vaters Tochter (novel), Fleischel (Berlin, Germany), 1905.

Der Hof am Brink. Der Meerminneke (novellas), Fleischel (Berlin, Germany), 1906, published as Der Hof am Brink: Erzählung aus dem Dreissighährigen Kriege, Diederichs (Jena, Germany), 1935.

Die Dorfgeschichte in der modernen Literatur, 1906.

Lucifer (novel), Fleischel (Berlin, Germany), 1907, reprinted, Greifenverlag (Rudolstadt, Germany), 1957.

Sieger und Besiegte (includes "Auge um Auge"), 1909.

Das Leben des heiligen Franz von Assisi, 1909.

Judas (novel), Fleischel (Berlin, Germany), 1911, published as Der Judashof: Ein niederdeutscher Erbhof, Diederichs (Jena, Germany), 1940.

Aus der Chronik niederdeutscher Städte, Franckh (Stuttgart, Germany), 1913.

Reif steht die Saat: Neue Balladen (poems), 1919, reprinted, Diederichs (Jena, Germany), 1921.

Der jüngste Tag (novel), 1922, reprinted, Diederichs (Jena, Germany), 1939.

Das Fenster (novel), 1923, revised edition published as Das Kind am Fenster, 1938, reprinted, Diederichs (Jena, Germany), 1943.

Das Leben der heiligen Elisabeth, Diederichs (Jena, Germany), 1926.

Deutsches Familienleben in der Zeit der Sachsenkaiser und Hohenstaufen (history), 1927.

Deutsches Frauenleben in der Zeit der Sachsekaiser und Hohenstaufen, nach alten Quellen erzählt (history), Diederichs (Jena, Germany), 1927.

Vom Biedermeier zur Bismarckzeit: Aus dem Leben eines Neunzighähriger (family history), Diederichs (Jena, Germany), 1932.

Auge um Auge, 1933, reprinted, Diederichs (Jena, Germany), 1943.

Erde der Väter: Ausgewälte Gedichte (poems), Diederichs (Jena, Germany), 1936.

(Editor) Eugen Diederichs Leben und Werk (correspondence and essays), Diederichs (Jena, Germany), 1936.

(Editor) Droste-Hülshoff: Einsamkeit und Helle, 1938.

(Editor) Angelus Silesius, Blüh auf gefrorner Christ, Diederichs (Jena, Germany), 1938.

Schuld: Erzählungen (short stories), 1940, reprinted, Reclam (Leipzig, Germany), 1941.

Das verborgene Angesicht: Erinnerungen (autobiography), Diederichs (Jena, Germany), 1943.

Theodor Heuss und Lulu von Strauss und Torney: Ein Briefwechsel (correspondence), Diederichs (Düsseldorf, Germany), 1965.

Tulipan: Balladen und Erzählungen (poems and short stories), afterword by Clemens Heselhaus, Diederichs (Düsseldorf, Germany), 1966.

SIDELIGHTS: Lulu von Strauss und Torney was a German author whose publications include poetry collections and historical short stories and novels. These are typically set in the northwest region of Germany and often feature women characters. Born in Lower Saxony, the author first became published as a poet, writing lyrical verses and ballads, but she also released such early fiction works as Bauernstolz. Among her better-known novels is Der jüngste Tag, a critique of the extremist Anabaptists in Munich that is about a humble weaver who becomes a prophet, only to run afoul of his fellow citizens when he fails to alleviate their problems. The author is best remembered, though, for her ballad compositions, some of which are collected in such works as Reif steht die Saat: Neue Balladen.

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BOOKS

Von Strauss und Torney, Lulu, Das verborgene Angesicht: Erinnerungen, Diederichs (Jena, Germany), 1943.