Annemarie Schwarzenbach with her diplomat husband Claude Clarac
Anonymous, legacy of Annemarie Schwarzenbach, Swiss Literary Archives, Bern
Annemarie Schwarzenbach on the cover of the "Zürcher Illustrierte" magazine, October 27, 1933, on her first journey to the Middle East
Swiss National Library, Bern
Cover of her first novel "Freunde um Bernhard", 1931
Alexis Schwarzenbach archives, Zurich
Klaus Mann, Annemarie Schwarzenbach, Erika Mann and an unknown friend
Anonymous, from the Monacensia Literary Archive and Library, Munich
Annemarie Schwarzenbach and her dog, "Doktor", Engadine, c. 1936
Anonymous, legacy of Annemarie Schwarzenbach, Swiss Literary Archives, Bern
Rediscovering the life and works of the troubled Swiss writer Annemarie Schwarzenbach.
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An exhibition dedicated to Schwarzenbach (1908-1942) is being held at the Strauhof museum in Zurich. The writer was also an accomplished photographer/traveller. She lived life to the full but died aged 34.
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