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Alfred Döblin Porträt

1929 - Alfred Döblin: 'Berlin Alexanderplatz'

A picturesque novel — like a film, like a song. It's the first German urban novel. And a story of a man who is constantly landing flat on his face — until, one day, he finally gets it. (08.10.2018)

1929 - E. M. Remarque: 'All Quiet on the Western Front'

It is the epitome of the anti-war novel. It has been translated into more than 50 languages and has sold more than 20 million copies. Yet was Remarque a true pacifist, or a trickster? (08.10.2018)

1929 - Vicki Baum: 'Grand Hotel'

This book reflected the spirit of the times in the 1920s, and turned its creator into a best-selling author. A luxury hotel in Berlin took center stage for people searching for luck, as well as those with a death wish. (08.10.2018)

1930 - Joseph Roth: 'Job'

In Joseph Roth's novel about Job, no terrible twist of fate is left out: delirium, illness, the loss of a homeland. How can the almighty allow these hardships? The loyalty of one Jewish believer is put to a trying test. (08.10.2018)

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