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The Scorpion is a book about lesbian life in Germany during the early twentieth century. This book is a part of a trilogy of novels written by Anna Elisabet Weirauch. This was one of the first of its time to speak for the lesbian community and showed its readers lesbian life and struggles. The Scorpion, including the two other books in the trilogy, follow the life of the main character Melitta Rudloff (Mette), and what her life is like living as a lesbian woman in Germany at the time.

Anna Elisabet Weirauch's father was a Berlin writer and the founder of the Romanian State Bank. She lived in Romania until her father's death where she then moved to Germany. After moving and attending school in Berlin, Weirauch worked for the German State Theatre where she was acting until she found her love for writing. She then moved onto writing plays, and finally, to novels. After living in Berlin, she moves to Munich and spends the rest of her days with her partner Helena Geisenhainer, whom she has been with since her mid twenties.