Alfred doblin biography
- Bruno Alfred Döblin was a German novelist, essayist, and doctor, best known for his novel Berlin Alexanderplatz (1929).
- Alfred Döblin was a German novelist and essayist, the most talented narrative writer of the German Expressionist movement.
- Bruno Alfred Döblin was a German novelist, essayist, and doctor, best known for his novel Berlin Alexanderplatz.
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Alfred Döblin
Born
in Szczecin, PolandAugust 10, 1878
Died
June 26, 1957
Genre
Literature & Fiction
Influences
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Bruno Alfred Döblin (August 10, 1878 – June 26, 1957) was a German novelist, essayist, and doctor, best known for his novel Berlin Alexanderplatz (1929). A prolific writer whose œuvre spans more than half a century and a wide variety of literary movements and styles, Döblin is one of the most important figures of German literary modernism. His complete works comprise over a dozen novels ranging in genre from historical novels to science fiction to novels about the modern metropolis; several dramas, radio plays, and screenplays; a true crime story; a travel account; two book-length philosophical treatises; scores of essays on politics, religion, art, and society; and numerous letters — his complete works, republished by Deutscher TaschenbuchBruno Alfred Döblin (August 10, 1878 – June 26, 1957) was a German nove
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Alfred Döblin
German novelist, essayist, and doctor (1878-1957)
"Döblin" redirects here. For people with similar names, see Doblin.
Alfred Döblin | |
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Döblin c. 1930 | |
| Born | Bruno Alfred Döblin (1878-08-10)10 August 1878 Stettin, Pomerania, German Empire (now Szczecin, Poland) |
| Died | 26 June 1957(1957-06-26) (aged 78) Emmendingen, West Germany |
| Pen name | Linke Poot |
| Occupation | Writer, doctor |
| Nationality | German, French |
| Period | 20th century |
| Genre | Novel, essay |
| Notable works | Berlin Alexanderplatz, The Three Leaps of Wang Lun, Wallenstein, Berge Meere und Giganten, Manas, November 1918: A German Revolution, Tales of a Long Night |
| Spouse | Erna Reiss |
| Children | |
| Relatives | Hugo Döblin (brother) |
Bruno Alfred Döblin (German:[ˈalfʁeːtdøːˈbliːn]ⓘ; 10 August 1878 – 26 June 1957) was a German novelist, essayist, and doctor, best known for his novel Berlin Alexanderplatz (1929). A prolific writer whose œuvre spans more than half a century and a wide variety of literary movements and styles, Döblin is one of the
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Dö blin, Alfred (1878–1957)
German physician and writer.
Alfred Döblin ranks with Thomas Mann (1875–1955) and Franz Kafka (1883–1924) among the three most significant German prose writers of the twentieth century. Although during his life—except for a brief period at the end of the Weimar Republic (1918–1933)—Döblin's reputation fell short of his two competitors, it has risen constantly since his death. The Nobel Prize–winning author Günter Grass (b. 1927) has referred to him as "my teacher."
Born on 10 August 1878 in Stettin, Pomerania (present-day Polish Szczecin), Döblin was the fourth of five children of Jewish parents. When the boy was ten, his father deserted the family, an experience that traumatized Döblin for the rest of his life and left its mark on his works. Following his university studies in Berlin and Freiburg, he practiced medicine in Regensburg and Berlin.
With his short stories and one-act plays Döblin had a great impact on the German literary scene during the first decade of the twentieth century. His works appeared in expressionist journals su
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