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What did Nelly Sachs primarily write about?

  • The human condition

  • War and loss

  • The Holocaust and Jewish suffering

  • Nature's beauty

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Nelly Sachs primarily wrote about the Holocaust and Jewish suffering. She was born in Germany in 1891, and her family was forced to flee to Sweden during the Holocaust. Sachs's poetry is often characterized by its dark and surreal imagery, and it deals with themes of loss, grief, and despair.
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