Writing · Writer
Active 1970–present · Awards: Nobel Prize in Literature, honorary citizen of Berlin, Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association, Droste-Preis, Nelly Sachs Prize, Sveriges Radio's Poetry Prize
Nelly Sachs was a German–Swedish poet and playwright. Her experiences resulting from the rise of the Nazis in World War II Europe transformed her into a poignant spokesperson for the grief and yearnings of her fellow Jews.