Dagmar von Mutius

Dagmar von Mutius (17 October 1919 – 5 November 2008)[1] was a German writer. She was the daughter of a diplomat and born in Oslo. She spent her childhood and youth abroad, in Silesia on the family estate and in Berlin.[2] She studied language and was working in agriculture. She took over the management of the family estate, which was converted into a Polish state estate after 1945. Then she was relocated from Silesia.[2] She worked as French interpreter (business school).[3] From 1950 Dagmar von Mutius lived in Heidelberg.[2] In 1954 the first stories appeared in magazines and anthologies and in 1960 the first book.[2] In addition to her work as a writer, she worked as a literary reviewer and participated in the well-known book discussions on Radio Bremen in the 1970s.[2] Until her retirement, Mutius was a bookseller in Heidelberg. She died there on 5 November 2008.[2]