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Who inspired Nelly Sachs's work?

  • Her fellow Jews

  • Shakespeare

  • Charles Dickens

  • Pablo Picasso

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Sachs's work was inspired by her fellow Jews. Her parents and sister were killed in the Holocaust, and she herself was forced to flee from her home in Germany. This experience led her to write about the suffering of the Jewish people, and to explore Themes of exile, loss, and redemption.
Nelly Sachs: The Triumph of Resilience and Literary Genius

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