“How many homelands play cards in the air as the refugee passes through the mystery” —Nelly Sachs, “Flight and Metamorphosis,” 1959 Nelly Sachs had no idea that when she reached out to one of her favorite novelists the correspondence would change the course of her life. As a young Jewish girl in Berlin, Nelly developed a love of literature that inspired her to write her own poetry and prose. She was especially fond of fairy tales and legends and drew inspiration from the works of Swedish novelist and Nobel prize winner Selma Lagerlöf. After Nelly wrote her first book in 1921, she sent a copy to Selma, who replied, "Many thanks for the lovely book! I couldn't have done it better myself.” Thus began a friendship that would span nearly 20 years. In November 1938, the night of antisemitic violence known as Kristallnacht convinced Nelly that she could no longer safely remain in Germany. She reached out to Selma for assistance, writing, “I would be grateful with every fiber of my ...
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