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Alfred Döblin

Born

in Szczecin, Poland

August 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 Taschenbuch ...more

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Alfred Döblin’s books

Average rating: 3.8 · 12,519 ratings · 1,201 reviews · 161 distinct works • Similar authors

	Berlin Alexanderplatz 3.84 avg rating — 10,889 ratings — published 1929 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Two Women and a Poisoning by Alfred Döblin, Imogen Taylor (Translator) 3.17 avg rating — 374 ratings — published 1924 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bright Magic: Stories by Alfred Döblin, Damion Searls (Goodreads Author) (Translator), Günter Grass (Introduction) 3.54 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Three Leaps of Wang Lun 3.64 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 1915 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A People Betrayed (November 1918, #2) by Alfred Döblin, John E. Woods (Translator) 3.95 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 1939 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Acımak Yok by Alfred Döblin, Ahmet Arpad (Translator) 3.79 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1935 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Journey to Poland 3.63 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 1925 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Karl and Rosa (November 1918, #4) by Alfred Döblin, John E. Woods (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1950 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Burgueses y soldados (Noviembre de 1918, #1) by Alfred Döblin, Carlos Fortea (translator) 3.75 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1938 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wallenstein. Roman. 4.05 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1920 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Alfred Döblin

Novembre 1918 (4 books)
by

Alfred Döblin,

John E. Woods (Translator)

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Quotes by Alfred Döblin (?)

“I read like the flame reads the wood.”
― Alfred Döblin

tags: reading-books

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“So, go on rising, sun, you don't frighten us. We don't care about your many miles, your diameter, your volume. Warm sun, just rise, bright light, arise. You are not big, you are not small, you are happiness.”
― Alfred Döblin, Berlin Alexanderplatz

tags: happiness, sun, the-sun

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“He swore to all the world and to himself that he would remain decent. And as long as he had money, he remained decent. But then he ran out of money, which was a moment he had been waiting for, to show them all what he was made of.”
― Alfred Döblin, Berlin Alexanderplatz

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Kolera Günlerinde Aşk - Gabriel García Márquez

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Batı Cephesinde Yeni Bir Şey Yok - Erich Maria Remarque

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Acımak Yok - Alfred Döblin

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5 votes 12.2%

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