Eva Zeller (25 January 1923 – 5 September 2022) was a German poet and novelist.

Zeller was born in Eberswalde, Province of Brandenburg on 25 January 1923. She lived in the former East Germany until 1956, then lived for six years in Namibia, before returning to Germany.

Eva Zeller

Zeller was also credited as one of the authors of the text on the 1970 experimental music album, Klopfzeichen, by the Berlin-based trio Kluster. She died on 5 September 2022, at the age of 99.

Eva Zeller

Publications

Novels

Lampenfieber (Stage Fright) (1974) Hauptfrau (The Head Woman) (1977) Solange ich denken kann. Roman einer Jugend (As Long as I can Think. Novel of a Childhood) (1981) Das versiegelte Manuskript 1998 English translation: The Manuscript 2000 Poetry Fliehkraft (The Strength to Flee) (1975) Auf dem Wasser gehen (Walking on Water) (1979)

Eva Zeller

Further reading

Bloomsbury Guide to Women's Literature

References

1923 births

2022 deaths

People from Eberswalde

German expatriates in Namibia

German women novelists

German women poets

20th-century German poets

20th-century German novelists

20th-century German women writers