''Twentieth of July'' (German: ''Der Zwanzigiste Juli'') is a 1947

novella A novella is a narrative prose fiction whose length is shorter than most novels, but longer than most short stories. The English word ''novella'' derives from the Italian ''novella'' meaning a short story related to true (or apparently so) facts ...

by the Austrian writer

Alexander Lernet-Holenia Alexander Lernet-Holenia (21 October 1897, in Vienna — 3 July 1976) was an Austrian poet, novelist, dramaturgist and writer of screenplays and historical studies who produced a heterogeneous literary opus that included poetry, psychological ...

. During the

Nazi era Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

an aristocratic Austria woman lends her papers to a Jewish acquaintance, only to find herself without an identity when the woman dies. In 1948 it was adapted into a film '' The Other Life'' starring Aglaja Schmid,

Robert Lindner Robert Lindner (19 June 1916 – 6 June 1967) was an Austrian actor.Goble p.105 Selected filmography * ''Schrammeln'' (1944) * '' The Other Life'' (1948) * ''Third from the Right'' (1950) * ''Daughter of the Regiment'' (1953) * ''Between Time an ...

and

Gustav Waldau Gustav Waldau (27 February 1871 – 25 May 1958) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1955. Selected filmography * '' The Gentleman Without a Residence'' (1915) * ''In Thrall to the Claw'' (1921) * '' The ...

.von Dassanowsky p.129

References

Bibliography

* Robert von Dassanowsky. ''Austrian Cinema: A History''. McFarland, 2005. 1947 novels Austrian novels Novels by Alexander Lernet-Holenia {{1940s-novel-stub