"With the pen in my hand I am a totally different person". Princess Elizabeth zu Wied became Roumania's first Queen in 1881 and "Queen of all Roumanians". Several authors tried to catch Carmen Sylva's dazzling, versatile and sometimes her contradictory personality. This biography uses new archives and documents and, especially, her private correspondence between 1869-1913. Unknown facts come to light, her life and work, dramatic events such as the death of her daughter and her childlessness, her exile, her mission for Roumania and her determination to become an author employed by the new kingdom. Paperback, 436 pages, size 240mm, in German.
