Diese «Jahrhundertfrau» aus der Schweiz musst du kennen
Emmy Ball-Hennings (1885–1948) war Mitbegründerin des Zürcher Cabaret Voltaire, die Geburtsstätte des Dadaismus. Lange im Schatten ihrer Kollegen, tritt sie nun dank eines biografischen Romans ans Licht.
Blick (DE) 13.12.23
Lesen ohne Grenzen
An article in tagblattzurich.ch highlighting “What was Beautiful and Good” among featured novels at Zürich Liest 2023 (DE)
POP OF CULTURE, IPR, NPR S03 E24
Featured Author | Pop of Culture Podcast (Season 3, Episode 24), a production of Indiana Public Radio, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, National Public Radio (NPR).
June 2026, Jill Blocker, Keith Roysdon, Constellate Publishing
Biografie: Protest gegen das Bürgertum
The German Dadaist Emmy Hennings took refuge in the grotesque in order to survive. A new, fictional biography recalls her younger years in Zurich’s Cabaret Voltaire.
(KulturTipp (DE) 08.12.23
Plötzlich ist meine Urgrossmutter auf Youtube – dabei galt sie lange nur als verzücktes Groupie
A reflection from Emmy Henning’s great-godson Julian Schütt highlighting “Was schön war und gut,” in German.
TagBlatt, “Meine Urgrossmutter, die Daddaistin,” (DE) 02.12.2023
Literatur in Gelb
Stefanie Oeding with Offenen Kanal SH (Flensburg, Germany) discusses a collection of books on Emmy Hennings, including the novel “What was Beautiful and Good,” (Was schön war und gut), in German.
Literatur in Gelb, (DE) 22.03.2024
8 Books About Leaving Home and Finding Refuge
What Was Beautiful and Good was featured by the Women’s Fiction Writers Association as part of a collection highlighting stories of loss, displacement, and the search for home.
BookTrib.com, September 2024
Erstlesung von Emmy-Hennings-Biographie
First reading of Emmy Hennings biography.
Personlich (DE) 08.12.23
KULTUR – Zwischen Tradition und Innovation
Robbed of her existence, a German artist flees to Switzerland at the beginning of the First World War. (DE)
Zeitschrift Zeitlupe (DE) Nr. 10/2023
Decatur Daily Democrat
Newspaper article profiling author and novel. (EN) January 2024
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