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The Empty Chair

A novel by Ottilie Wendl, published 22 July 1864. Awarded the Varrant Prize for Literature.

The work

  • A novel set in Grautal.
  • 525 pages. Published at Eisenheim.

The catalogue enters the novel as work no. 683 and records the particulars below.

The prize

7 December 1864, Vellmar: Ottilie Wendl wins the Varrant Prize for Literature for The Empty Chair. Report.

The creator

Ottilie Wendl, farmer, born 6 January 1826 at Kessel; died 10 August 1894. Born at Kessel, entered as farmer.