Swiss Travelers Separate in Kabul in 1939
Anne-Marie Schwarzenbach and Ella Maillart embarked on a journey from Geneva to Kabul by car in the lead-up to World War II. The trip was financially supported by Schwarzenbach's father. Upon their arrival in Kabul in the autumn of 1939, the two women parted ways permanently. Maillart described feeling estranged from Schwarzenbach in their daily lives during the journey.
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“Anne-Marie Schwarzenbach und Ella Meyer brechen von Genf aus nach Kabul mit dem Auto von Schwarzenbachs Papa. Sonst hätten die sich diese Reise auch gar nicht leisten können. Und im Herbst 1939, als die beiden in Kabul ankommen, da trennen die sich dann auch endgültig. Da schreibt sie, in unserem alltäglichen Leben fühlte ich mich ihr zuweilen so fremd, dass ich Mühe hatte, dass du weiterzuführen.”
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