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Annemarie Selinko

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September 01, 1914

Died

July 28, 1986

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Annemarie Selinko (September 1, 1914 - July 28, 1986) was an Austrian novelist who wrote a number of best-selling books in German from the 1930s through the 1950s. Although she had been based in Germany, in 1939 at the start of World War II she took refuge in Denmark with her Danish husband, but then in 1943, they again became refugees, this time to Sweden.

Many of her novels have been adapted into movies and all have been translated into numerous languages. Her last work Désirée (1951) was about Désirée Clary, one of Napoleon's lovers and, later, a queen of Sweden. It has been translated into 25 languages and in 1956 was turned into a movie with Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons. It is dedicated to her sister Liselotte, who was murdered by the ...more

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Average rating: 4.17 · 13,355 ratings · 1,126 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	Désirée 4.16 avg rating — 12,591 ratings — published 1951 — 202 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	دزیره جلد اول by Annemarie Selinko, ایرج پزشکزاد (Translator) 4.41 avg rating — 410 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	دزیره: جلد ۲ by Annemarie Selinko, کیوان عبیدی آشتیانی (Translator) 4.31 avg rating — 192 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	من دختری زشت‌رو بودم by Annemarie Selinko, فریده مهدوی دامغانی (Translator) 3.66 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 1937	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heut heiratet mein Mann 3.79 avg rating — 28 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Morgen ist alles besser 3.76 avg rating — 17 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Treasury Of Great Historical Novels by Reader's Digest Association, Frank Yerby, Daphne du Maurier 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Farewell to the King, The Wife of Martin Guerre, The Thirteenth Moon, The Blind Side, Désirée by Pierre Schoendeofffer, Janet Lewis, June Kay 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sélection du livre 1972/5 by Pierre Rouanet, Paul Mandel, Sheila Mandel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Es ist sehr nett, verheiratet zu sein. Man muss nur wissen, dass zwei Menschen niemals ein Herz und eine Seele haben können. Sie bleiben immer zwei Leute, zwei Herzen. Es kommt nur darauf an, angenehm nebeneinander zu leben und doch nie allein zu sein.”
― Annemarie Selinko, Heut heiratet mein Mann

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“برای هر ملتی امکان ترقی هست به شرط این که گذشته عظیمشو فراموش کنه”
― Annemarie Selinko, Désirée

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“It is our sacred duty," says Napoleone, "to instil into all the European peoples the idea of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity. And if necessary - with the help of cannon!”
― Annemarie Selinko, Désirée

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