Background
She was born in Prague, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but moved to Linz at the age of two.
She was born in Prague, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but moved to Linz at the age of two.
From 1920 onwards von Peteani wrote around twenty novels, the best known of them being The Page from the Dalmasse Hotel. lieutenant was later adapted into a 1933 film starring Dolly Haas. Following the Anschluss she was banned from further writing by the Nazis, but was able to resume her career in 1945.