Information AboutClaire Goll |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT CLAIRE GOLL | |
| german writers | |
| goll, claire | |
| 1890 births | |
| 1977 deaths | |
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In 1911 she married the publisher Heinrich Studer and lived with him in Leipzig . In May 1912 she gave birth to her daughter Dorothea Elisabeth. In 1916 she emigrated in protest of World War I to Switzerland , where she studied at the University Of Geneva , was engaged in the peace movement, and began to work as a journalist. In 1917 she met the poet Yvan Goll with whom she became engaged. At the end 1918 , she had an affair with Rainer Maria Rilke and they were friends until his death. In 1918 she debuted as a writer with the poetry collection ''Mitwelt'' and Novella collection ''Die Frauen erwachen''. In 1919 , she went with Yvan to Paris and they married in 1921 . Her short stories, poems, and novels also appeared in French. She wrote her poetry collections ''Poèmes d'amour'' ( 1925 ),''Poèmes de la jalousie'' ( 1926 ) and "Poèmes de la vie et de la mort" together with her husband as a "shared song of love" ("Wechselgesang der Liebe"). The pair, both of Jewish origin, fled from Europe to New York in 1939 , but returned in 1947 . Yvan died in 1950 . From then on, Goll dedicated her work to her husand. Her autobiographical novels ''Der gestohlene Himmel'' ( 1962 ) and ''Traumtänzerin'' ( 1971 ) didn't receive much attention. However, her battle with Paul Celan over copyright and plagiarism, known as the "Goll Affair" ("Goll-Affäre") caused a significant stir. |
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