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Why is this important writer known for only one of his many works? Come with us Beyond Alexanderplatz, to explore Döblin’s wider legacy – in English!

Döblin’s Epics

ToZoB-37 complete

Chris Godwin
An astonishing dystopia from Hitler’s Berlin: Paul Gurk’s ToZoB-37  The Myth of Grey Humanity, or of the Number 1 I…
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The Jungle Ship

Chris Godwin
“Oh, one can never attain the true Dorado, even if one at last by luck treads golden pavements…  You never…
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The Molussian Catacombs

Chris Godwin
Next morning Olo felt he owed Yegussa some distraction after the recent impositions. “If you like,” he said, “you can…
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Introducing Paul Gurk

Chris Godwin
  In April 2020 a guest post on this website raised questions about apparent gaps in German literature, which might impede…
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Yolla and Alfred Part 2

Chris Godwin
After both Alfred and Yolla had passed away, powerful interests tried to prevent public knowledge of the decades-long relationship between…
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Yolla and Alfred 1

Chris Godwin
  For almost four decades, the intense liaison between Döblin and his younger lover, muse and soulmate Yolla Niclas was…
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Readers’ Responses

Chris Godwin
 Since this website was launched three and a half years ago, reader feedback has been modest in scale but generally…
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The Babylonian Exile

Chris Godwin
This satirical, ironic, often witty novel has no tendency, rather a hundred tendencies. It critiques modern life, but perhaps does…
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