WRITER

Annemarie Selinko

1914 - 1986

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Annemarie Selinko (1 September 1914 – 28 July 1986) was an Austrian novelist who wrote a number of best-selling books in German from the 1930s through the 1950s. Although she had been based in Germany, in 1939 at the start of World War II she took refuge in Denmark with her Danish husband, but then in 1943, they again became refugees, this time to Sweden. Many of her novels have been adapted into movies and all have been translated into numerous languages. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Annemarie Selinko has received more than 56,707 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Annemarie Selinko is the 4,235th most popular writer (down from 3,823rd in 2019), the 783rd most popular biography from Austria (down from 700th in 2019) and the 58th most popular Austrian Writer.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.80

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  • 1.73

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Notable Works

Heut heiratet mein Mann
1940
Desiree
Fiction
1951
Désirée
Roman, Fiction, Fiction, biographical
Eugénie Désirée Clary records two love affairs in her diary, one with Napoleon, who jilted her for Josephine, and a second with General Bernadotte, who married her.
1951
Desiree
Fiction, Fiction, biographical, Fiction, historical, general
this is a book, written like a diary about the life of Napoleon's first fiancee, how she fell in love with him, believed in him when noone else did, was betrayed by him as he left her for the Comtesse de Beauharnais, how she met General Bernadotte, married him and gave him a son, how France changed during that era, how Bernadotte became the Swedish crown prince. It's a look at the rise and fall of Napoleon and his family through the eyes of a teenage girl, then young woman, then queen.
1951
Désirée
Fiction, German fiction
1950
D‚sir‚e. Roman
Fiction
1959
Desiree
Fiction
1951
Désirée
Roman, Fiction, Fiction, biographical
Eugénie Désirée Clary records two love affairs in her diary, one with Napoleon, who jilted her for Josephine, and a second with General Bernadotte, who married her.
1951
Heut heiratet mein Mann
1940
Désirée
Fiction, German fiction
1950
D‚sir‚e. Roman
Fiction
1959
Desiree
Fiction, Fiction, biographical, Fiction, historical, general
this is a book, written like a diary about the life of Napoleon's first fiancee, how she fell in love with him, believed in him when noone else did, was betrayed by him as he left her for the Comtesse de Beauharnais, how she met General Bernadotte, married him and gave him a son, how France changed during that era, how Bernadotte became the Swedish crown prince. It's a look at the rise and fall of Napoleon and his family through the eyes of a teenage girl, then young woman, then queen.
1951

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Annemarie Selinko ranks 4,235 out of 7,302. Before her are Edmonde Charles-Roux, Francesco Mario Pagano, Konrad Pellikan, Erica Jong, David Almond, and Alexander Lernet-Holenia. After her are Panas Myrny, Mascha Kaléko, Žemaitė, Josephine Diebitsch Peary, Isotta Nogarola, and Bill Bryson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Annemarie Selinko ranks 237. Before her are Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky, Jo Cals, Marcel Kint, Jijé, Victor Sen Yung, and Jyoti Basu. After her are Krishan Chander, Jack Cardiff, Hermínio de Brito, Helen Johns, William Phillips, and Adolf Urban. Among people deceased in 1986, Annemarie Selinko ranks 170. Before her are Hank Mobley, Susan Cabot, Thad Jones, Hermione Baddeley, Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, and Herma Szabo. After her are Marcel Arland, Heinz Strehl, Jagjivan Ram, Ronald McNair, Pasquale Festa Campanile, and Jaroslav Burgr.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Annemarie Selinko ranks 783 out of 1,424. Before her are Štefan Banič (1870), Daniel Gran (1694), Bruno de Finetti (1906), Herma Szabo (1902), Albert Ehrenstein (1886), and Alexander Lernet-Holenia (1897). After her are Richard Beer-Hofmann (1866), Karl Gruber (1909), Bruno Pezzey (1955), Peter Simonischek (1946), Hansi Hinterseer (1954), and Karl Zischek (1910).

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Among WRITERS In Austria

Among writers born in Austria, Annemarie Selinko ranks 58. Before her are Lajos Bíró (1880), Michael Denis (1729), Berta Zuckerkandl (1864), René Wellek (1903), Albert Ehrenstein (1886), and Alexander Lernet-Holenia (1897). After her are Richard Beer-Hofmann (1866), Herbert W. Franke (1927), Géza Csáth (1887), Ava (1060), H. C. Artmann (1921), and Robert Menasse (1954).

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