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A History of Oberbach

A novel by Marit Pacher, published 30 June 1851. Awarded the Varrant Prize for Literature.

The work

  • A detective story in which the clue is a date.
  • 229 pages. Published at Salzhafen.

The novel is entered in the national catalogue kept by the Ministry of Education as work no. 540. Copies are held in the reading rooms of the regions and by the Ministry.

The prize

8 December 1851, Vellmar: Marit Pacher wins the Varrant Prize for Literature for A History of Oberbach. Report.

The creator

Marit Pacher, clerk, born 1 January 1825 at Vellmar; died 8 September 1869. The creator is entered in the civil register as a clerk of Vellmar; the Encyclopedia article gives the rest.