It is probably true that Gabriele Tergit belonged to a generation that would have found it inappropriate, even dangerous, to talk about feelings as directly as we do today. In her feature articles and court reports from the interwar period, you can see her thinking quickly and pointedly; her tone is ironic and laconic. Even in her novels she becomes particularly matter-of-fact in the most shocking places.
Biography of the writer Gabriele Tergit: Laconic ironic – culture
