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Annemarie Selinko

Born

in Austria

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 · 13,201 ratings · 1,110 reviews · 18 distinct works • Similar authors

	Désirée 4.17 avg rating — 12,703 ratings — published 1951 — 56 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) 4.45 avg rating — 330 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
	من دختری زشت‌رو بودم by Annemarie Selinko, فریده مهدوی دامغانی (Translator) 3.65 avg rating — 133 ratings — published 1937 — 13 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
	Heut heiratet mein Mann 3.76 avg rating — 25 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
	Morgen ist alles besser 3.73 avg rating — 15 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
	mối tình đầu của Napoleon by Annemarie Selinko, Nguyễn Minh Nghiệm (biên dịch) 4.33 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
	Desiree by Annemarie Selinko, Unknown Author 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 5 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
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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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Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

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Désirée by Annemarie Selinko

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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

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