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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Writings on Politics, Life and Literature in Chaotic Times INTRODUCTION NOTE: An earlier version of this selection was posted in…
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A Christmas Tale He considered it “the favourite of all his works”. Yet The Pilgrim Aetheria remained unpublished in his…
Read Full PostDoblin in Hollywood (3)
Döblin was never credited for his work on the script of Mrs Miniver, so was not included in the team…
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MGM’s 1942 blockbuster Mrs Miniver won five Oscars, and was said by Winston Churchill to have done as much for…
Read Full PostDoeblin in Exile (1)
During his 12 years in exile, unable to practice medicine, bereft of income from his writings, and in 1940 again…
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For one year – 8 October 1940 to 7 October 1941 – Döblin was under contract to Hollywood’s MGM studio…
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