German Masquerade
Writings on Politics, Life and Literature in Chaotic Times INTRODUCTION NOTE: An earlier version of this selection was posted in…
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Defenestrations
In (at least) three of his major fictions, and scattered through his other writings, we find females flinging themselves from…
Read Full PostDOBLIN RECALLS HIS SCHOOLDAYS
In this third excerpt from his 1928 foray into autobiography (‘A First Look Back’), Döblin provides both factual and emotionally-charged…
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This second excerpt from Döblin’s 1928 autobiographical reflections ‘A First Look Back’ provides an intimate and touching picture of his…
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The family catastrophe that broke over the Döblin family when Alfred was ten years old remained an unhealed trauma for…
Read Full PostA Year in Hollywood
For one year – 8 October 1940 to 7 October 1941 – Döblin was under contract to Hollywood’s MGM studio…
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