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    Hedwig "Vicki" Baum (/ b aʊ m /; Hebrew: ויקי באום; January 24, 1888 – August 29, 1960) was an Austrian writer. She is known for the novel Menschen im Hotel ("People at a Hotel", 1929 — published in English as Grand Hotel ), one of her first international successes.

  3. Vicki Baum (born Jan. 24, 1888, Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now in Austria]—died Aug. 29, 1960, Hollywood, Calif., U.S.) was an Austrian-born American novelist whose Menschen im Hotel (1929; “People at the Hotel”; Eng. trans. Grand Hotel) became a best-seller and was adapted as a successful play (1930), an Academy Award-winning film (1932 ...

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  4. Vicki Baum has 112 books on Goodreads with 11864 ratings. Vicki Baums most popular book is Grand Hotel.

  5. Vicki Baum (penname of Hedwig Baum) was born in a Jewish family in Vienna, Austria. She moved to the United States in 1932 and when her books were banned in the Third Reich in 1938, she started publishing in English. She became an American citizen in 1938 and died in Los Angeles, in 1960.

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    • August 29, 1960
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  6. Aug 9, 2019 · Vicki Baum was a bestselling author who embraced the ideals of liberation for women. Her works were burned during the Nazi book burnings of 1933. Learn more.

  7. Follow Vicki Baum and explore their bibliography from Amazon.com's Vicki Baum Author Page.

  8. A grand hotel in the center of 1920s Berlin serves as a microcosm of the modern world in Vicki Baum’s celebrated novel, a Weimar-era best seller that retains all its verve and luster today.

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