Helene Böhlau was a German novelist.

Biography

She traveled much in the East

Orient

The Orient means "the East." It is a traditional designation for anything that belongs to the Eastern world or the Far East, in relation to Europe. In English it is a metonym that means various parts of Asia.- Derivation :...

, married Omar al-Raschid Bey at Istanbul

Istanbul

Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...

, and settled down in Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

. In 1888 her sketches of Weimar (Ratsmädelgeschichten) brought her a large measure of fame. She showed now and then a leaning toward the Romantic school

German Romanticism

For the general context, see Romanticism.In the philosophy, art, and culture of German-speaking countries, German Romanticism was the dominant movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. German Romanticism developed relatively late compared to its English counterpart, coinciding in its...

, but on the whole her high power of description is realistic and her writings are imbued with passion.

Works

• Novellen (1882)
• Es hat nicht Sein Sollen (It shouldn't have been, 1891)
• Das Recht der Mutter (The mother's right, 1896; new ed., 1903)
• Neue Ratsmädel- und Weimarische Geschichten (1897)
• Halbtier (Half animal, 1899)
• Sommerbuch (1902)
• Die Kristallkugel (The crystal ball, 1903)
• Isebies (1911)