CHARLOTT A BIT LOOPY – Another forgotten gem from Weimar
Once again Alfred Döblin has steered me to a contemporary writer I’d never heard of, but am delighted to have…
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PODCAST SEASON 2 LAUNCHED TODAY! (AND WE’RE ON YOUTUBE)
Just a year after Season 1 ended with Episode 10, we’re back with Season 2, which will cover Döblin’s life…
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It’s been a while since we completed the 10 episodes of season 1, but we’re now ready to proceed with…
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Writings on Politics, Life and Literature in Chaotic Times INTRODUCTION NOTE: An earlier version of this selection was posted in…
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Arnold Hoellriegel (=Richard A Bermann) : Review of Fahrt ins Land ohne Tod by Alfred Döblin, in Der Wiener Tag,…
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I’m working up a short series of translations in which significant figures tell of their encounters with Döblin. I’ve used…
Read Full PostDöblin in Exile (2)
Flippant and untimely, or profound and appropriate to the time? Irresponsible “comedy” in the face of calamity, or black…
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During his 12 years in exile, unable to practice medicine, bereft of income from his writings, and in 1940 again…
Read Full PostDöblin’s Babylons
From an actual city of walls and temples and imperial power, by the time of the New Testament Babylon had…
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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