In the history of letters, Thea von Harbou is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists Thea von Harbou as German screenwriter (1888–1954).
Thea von Harbou was born at Tauperlitz in 1888. Her recorded nationality is Germany.
Around the turn of the twentieth century, literary form itself came under argument, and the certainties of the realist novel were dismantled.
She worked as film director, screenwriter and writer.
The writing is recorded in German.
Her work is classed as science fiction.
A writer's real subject usually becomes visible only across the whole body of work.
That the work was written from Germany matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
Thea von Harbou died in 1954, aged 66. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
Achievements
- Genres: science fiction
