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Dammberg Letters

A novel by Luise Krureff, published 18 January 1957. Awarded the Varrant Prize for Literature.

The work

  • A detective story in which the clue is a date.
  • 639 pages. Published at Dammberg.

The catalogue enters the novel as work no. 1866 and records the particulars below.

The prize

4 December 1957, Vellmar: Luise Krureff wins the Varrant Prize for Literature for Dammberg Letters. Report.

The creator

Luise Krureff, factory worker, born 30 June 1925 at Kessel; died 6 April 1983. The register gives the creator's occupation as factory worker, which is not the occupation the work suggests; the register is not concerned with what it suggests.