was born in 1955 and studied German literature and theatre studies in Munich. She qualified as a Feldenkrais teacher in Vienna. She lives, writes and teaches in Hamburg. Her radio feature "Der Reigen zu Rad" was a homage to Arthur Schnitzler on his 150th birthday. Recent publications include "Zarah Leander. Das Leben einer Diva" (2006).
An handcart and the infidelity of an attractive bookseller’s-daughter launch the story: Jutta Jacobi tells the tale of Johann Schnitzler, talented son of a poor Jewish carpenter from Nagykanizsa, who became a famous Viennese doctor; of his son Arthur, who changed from a sex maniac to a moralist; of his wife Frau Olga, the most remorseful divorcee ever, of Lili, who found happiness at the side of a fascist officer; of Heinrich, forced to emigrate to America in 1938; of Arthur’s grandsons Peter and Michael, who free themselves from the burden of the past; and of great granddaughter Giuliana, who decorates the graves in the Central Cemetery with stars.
A story of desire, warmed by humour, with changing perspectives over the course of the narrative.
