Caroline Deutsch

Caroline Deutsch (23 February 1846 – after 1903) was a German novelist.

"Caroline Weiss" redirects here. For the German judoka, see Carolin Weiß.
Caroline Deutsch
Born(1846-02-23)23 February 1846
Namesto, Kingdom of Hungary
OccupationNovelist
LanguageGerman

Biography

Caroline Deutsch was born in Namesto, a small Hungarian village, on 23 February 1846. Her father, a rabbi, was German in culture, and the German language and spirit prevailed in the family. While still very young, Caroline began to write poetry, some appearing in Berlin newspapers. In 1870 she graduated from Lina Morgenstern's academy as a public teacher,[1] obtaining at the same time a permanent position on the Jüdische Presse of Berlin. She published several novelettes in the Berlin Volkszeitung, and later wrote chiefly for the Hamburger Nachrichten.[2]

In 1875 she married in Hungary, and moved from there to Hamburg.[3] Although her legal name was Caroline Weiss, she continued to write under her former name.[2]

The scenes of Deutsch's novels are mostly laid in Hungary, and she vividly describes the life of the Hungarian peasant and small tradesman. Her story Gedaljah, originally published in Die jüdische Presse (1906), appeared in Hebrew and Ladino translations.[4][5]

Publications
  • Über Klippen. Vol. 1–2. Dresden: C. Reissner. 1894. A novel.
  • Aus Drang und Noth. Jüdische Universal-Bibliothek. Prague: J. B. Brandeis. 1897.
  • Ein edles Frauenleben. Charlottenburg: A. Michow. 1898.[6]
  • Erzählungen (I. Besiegt. Die Tochter der Hirtin. II Hanka.). Vol. 1–2. Hamburg: O. Meissner. 1880.
  • In letzter Stunde. Leipzig: P. Braun. 1897.
  • Der Oberstuhlrichter. 1903.[6]
  • Das Geheimnis der Familie Lavadis. Berlin: Globus Verlag. 1918.

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; Zametkin, M. (1903). "Deutsch, Caroline". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 4. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 546.

  1. Pataky, Sophie (1898). Lexikon deutscher Frauen der Feder (in German). Vol. 2. Berlin: Verlagsbuchhandlung von Carl Pataky. p. 419.
  2.  Singer, Isidore; Zametkin, M. (1903). "Deutsch, Caroline". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 4. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 546.
  3. Blumesberger, Susanne; Doppelhofer, Michael; Mauthe, Gabriele, eds. (2002). "Deutsch, Caroline". Handbuch österreichischer Autorinnen und Autoren jüdischer Herkunft 18. bis 20. Jahrhundert (in German). Vol. 1. Munich: K. G. Saur. pp. 218–219. ISBN 3-598-11545-8.
  4. Gedalyah: sipur mi-yeme ha-Ḥurban ha-Rishon (in Hebrew). Jerusalem: Shelomoh Yiśraʼel Sherezli. 1909.
  5. El ḳonde maṭado: ḳuenṭo hisṭoriḳo de la epoḳah de la desṭruḳsion del primer sanḳṭuvario (in Ladino). Translated by Ben-ʻAṭar, Ḥayim. Jerusalem: Emprimeria ʻAzriʼel. 1909.
  6. Jacob, Walter (1962–1963). "A Bibliography of Novels and Short Stories by German Jewish Authors 1800–1914". Studies in Bibliography and Booklore. 6 (2): 91. JSTOR 27943355.
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