Grogger, Paula (1892–1984)
Grogger, Paula (1892–1984)
Austrian novelist and short-story writer. Born July 12, 1892, in Öblarn, Styria, Austria; died Jan 1, 1984 in Öblarn; studied at the teacher's training college of the Ursuline nuns in Salzburg, 1912–14.
Spent many years as a needlework teacher; works include novel Das Grimmingtor (The Grimming Gate, 1926), story Das Gleichnis von der Weberin (1929) and play Die Hochzeit (The Wedding, 1937); also wrote Bauernjahr (Farmer's Year), Die Reise nach Salzburg (The Journey to Salzburg) and Sieben Legenden (Seven Legends).
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