Lendorff, Gertrud (1900–1986)

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Lendorff, Gertrud (1900–1986)

Swiss novelist. Born May 13, 1900 in Lausen, Switzerland; died July 26, 1986, in Basel, Switzerland; studied in Paris, Munich and Basel.

Works, which often focus on women, include Die salige Frau (1935) and Timdala (1937); also wrote radio play Frau Oberst (1953).