SexViolHist Bib: Representations: Literature: Unica Zürn

»Unica Zürn (6 July 1916 – 19 October 1970) was a German author and artist. Zürn is remembered for her works of anagram poetry and automatic drawing and for her photographic collaborations with Hans Bellmer.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

Dunkler Frühling (Dark Spring)

I n f o r m a t i o n

»The majority of her mature texts, if not explicitly autobiographical, closely resemble the author's life experiences. Dark Spring is a coming of age novel, of sorts, that follows a young woman as she has her first sexual encounters and experiences the first hints of mental illness. Several recurring archetypal characters appear in the book: the idealized father, the despised mother, and a troubled girl with masochistic tendencies. Disconcertingly, Zürn's death seems to be foreshadowed in the text as the protagonist of Dark Spring eventually commits suicide by jumping out of her bedroom window.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 20^th Century

II. Geographical Index: European History: German History

III. Topical Index: Types: General: Rape

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Koehler, Phyllis. »Against Inarticulation: Sexual Violence and the Limits of the Verbal in Unica Zürn’s Dunkler Frühling.« Literary Acts of Agency: Negotiating the Rule of Law. Edited by Ivana Perica et al. Berlin 2026: 75-90.

II. Speaker Index