Frau Sixta (novel)

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Frau Sixta
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Author Ernst Zahn
CountrySwitzerland
Language German
GenreDrama
Publication date
1925
Media typePrint

Frau Sixta is a 1925 historical novel by the Swiss writer Ernst Zahn.

Adaptation

In 1938 it was turned into a German film Frau Sixta directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Franziska Kinz and Ilse Werner. [1]

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References

  1. Goble p.770