Annemarie Selinko (1 September 1914 – 28 July 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.[1][2]
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, the one-time
fiancée of
Napoleon Bonaparte and later Queen of
Sweden and Norway. It is dedicated to her sister Liselotte, who was murdered by the Nazis. Translated into 25 languages, in 1954 it was turned into
a major Hollywood film starring
Marlon Brando and
Jean Simmons.
Bibliography
Novels
Ich war ein häßliches Mädchen (I Was an Ugly Girl), Vienna: Kirschner Verlag, 1937
Morgen ist alles besser (US title: Tomorrow Is Another Day, UK title: Everything Will Be Better Tomorrow), 1939
Heute heiratet mein Mann (My Husband Marries Today), 1943