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Emmy Hennings

Born

in Flensburg, Germany

January 17, 1885

Died

August 10, 1948

Genre

Poetry, Fiction, Memoir & Biography

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Emmy Hennings (born Emma Maria Cordsen; also known as Emmy Ball-Hennings) was a poet and performing artist, and, with Hugo Ball, founder of the Dadaist Cabaret Voltaire. A vulnerable artist, the poet Erich Mühsam called her an "erotic genius"; for Hermann Hesse she was "a fairy-tale bird and a little angel"; and her partner Hugo Ball asked admiringly: "Are you aware of the sheer power of your singing voice?" That Hennings was able to radiate such magic is remarkable – not least because her life was plagued by material and psychological hardship, displacement, drugs, prostitution, illness and prison. She struggled with various disabilities throughout her life, but the power of her poetry and charismatic stage presence outshone the misery and ...more

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Average rating: 3.7 · 183 ratings · 24 reviews · 28 distinct works • Similar authors

	Cárcel 3.64 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 1919 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El estigma by Emmy Hennings, Fernando González Viñas (Translator) 3.91 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1920 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Das Brandmal – Das ewige Lied (Emmy Hennings. Werke und Briefe. Kommentierte Studienausgabe 2) (German Edition) 3.65 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gefängnis - Das graue Haus - Das Haus im Schatten (Emmy Hennings. Werke und Briefe. Kommentierte Studienausgabe 1) (German Edition) 3.75 avg rating — 12 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Letzte Freude really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1913 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blume und Flamme 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1987 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	hochaufgetürmte Tage by Emmy Hennings, Hagen Schied (Editor) 2.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Märchen am Kamin liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1943 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Geliebtes Tessin 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Helle Nacht; Gedichte 1922 [Leather Bound] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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