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Released from jail, franz biberkopf tries to live an honest life, but fate is against him as he enters the world of gangsters. In 1915, fourteen years before berlin alexanderplatz, alfred doblin published his first novel, an extensively researched chinese historical extravaganza. Doblin, a jew, left germany the day after the reichstag fire in 1933, and did not return until 1945. Determined to go straight after a stint in prison, he finds himself thwarted by an unpredictable external agency that looks an awful lot like fate. This book reports the story of franz biberkopf, an. This book reports the story of franz biberkopf, an erstwhile cement and transportworker in berlin. It appeared in english under the original title and as alexanderplatz, berlin.
Franz soon tires of politics, even if he buys the newspaper with the green swastika on the masthead and believes its lurid tales. In a 2002 poll of 100 noted writers the book was named among the top 100 books of all time. Bruno alfred doblin august 10, 1878 june 26, 1957 was a german novelist, essayist, and doctor, best known for his novel berlin alexanderplatz 1929. Doblin, alfred, hofmann, michael, hofmann, michael.
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