Anna Seghers, German author and politician (died 1983)

Anna Seghers, is the pseudonym of German writer Anna Reiling, who was notable for exploring and depicting the moral experience of the Second World War. Born into a Jewish family and married to a Hungarian Communist, Seghers escaped Nazi-controlled territory through wartime France. She was granted a visa and gained ship's passage to Mexico, where she lived in Mexico City (1941–47).

November 19 is the 323rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 42 days remain until the end of the year.