Annemarie Schwarzenbach

Annemarie Schwarzenbach
Schwarzenbach (photo by Anita Forrer, 1938)
Born	Annemarie Minna Renée Schwarzenbach 23 May 1908 Zurich, Switzerland
Died	15 November 1942(1942-11-15) (aged 34) Sils im Engadin/Segl
Resting place	Friedhof Horgen, Horgen, Switzerland[citation needed]
Nationality	Swiss, after 1935 French
Other names	Annemarie Clarac / Clark
Education	University of Zurich
Occupation(s)	writer, journalist, photographer
Relatives	Alexis Schwarzenbach (great-nephew)

Annemarie Minna Renée Schwarzenbach (23 May 1908 – 15 November 1942) was a Swiss writer, journalist and photographer. Her bisexual mother brought her up in a masculine style, and her androgynous image suited the bohemian Berlin society of the time, in which she indulged enthusiastically. Her anti-fascist campaigning forced her into exile, where she became close to the family of novelist Thomas Mann. She would live much of her life abroad as a photo-journalist, embarking on many lesbian relationships, and experiencing a growing morphine addiction. In America, the young Carson McCullers was infatuated with Schwarzenbach, to whom she dedicated Reflections in a Golden Eye. Schwarzenbach reported on the early events of World War II, but died of a head injury, following a fall.