Loos, Cécile Ines (1883–1959)
Loos, Cécile Ines (1883–1959)
Swiss novelist. Name variations: Cecile Ines Loos. Born Feb 4, 1883, in Basel, Switzerland; died Jan 21, 1959, in Basel; dau. of a musician; was orphaned when young, living in an orphanage in Berne (1893–99); children: illeg. son.
Came to prominence with Matka Boska (1929), but fame faded quickly; other works, which explore motherhood and other roles of women, include Die Rätsel der Turandot (1931), Der Tod und das Püppchen (1939), and Hinter dem Mond (1942); was impoverished for many years.
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