clara hepner – jüdische märchendichterin
Clara Hepner was a Jewish writer born in Görlitz in 1860, the daughter of the local rabbi. She became a successful author of children’s stories, animal fables, and fairy tales during the Weimar Republic. Living in Munich at the height of the Munich Bohème, she was a contemporary of notable figures like Karl Wolfskehl, Hermann Hesse, and Thomas Mann. Hepner contributed to well-known magazines such as Jugend and Die Lese. However, her books were later banned, and she ultimately took her own life in 1939 due to the pressures imposed by the Nazis, leading to her works being forgotten. This book aims to revive Clara Hepner’s life and works. It was important to incorporate original designs, ornaments, and illustrations from her time to connect with Germany’s rich cultural period before the devastation that began in 1933.
Hentrich & Hentrich Verlag, Leipzig, Berlin, 2022
