Hans Fallada




Hans Fallada

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born
December 13, 1901

died
February 05, 1947

place of birth
Greifswald, Germany

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Hans Fallada (21 July 1893 - 5 February 1947), born Rudolf Wilhelm Adolf Ditzen in Greifswald, was one of the most famous German writers of the 20th century. His novel, Little Man, What Now? is generally considered his most famous work and is a classic of German literature. Fallada's pseudoynm derives from a combination of characters found in the Grimm fairy tales: The protagonist of Lucky Hans and a horse named Falada in The Goose Girl.
He was the child of a magistrate on his way to becoming a supreme court judge and a mother from a middle-class background, both of whom shared an enthusiasm for music and to a lesser extent, literature. Jenny Williams notes in her biography, More Lives than One that Fallada's father would often read al...more




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avg rating: 4.07 | 315 ratings | 121 reviews | 53 distinct works | 1 fan
Every Man Dies Alone Every Man Dies Alone
by Hans Fallada
avg rating 4.21 — 165 ratings — published 1947
11 editions
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Little Man, What Now? Little Man, What Now?
by Hans Fallada
avg rating 3.82 — 49 ratings — published 1932
16 editions
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The Drinker The Drinker
by Hans Fallada
avg rating 4.04 — 24 ratings — published 1944
8 editions
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Bauern, Bonzen und Bomben. Bauern, Bonzen und Bomben.
by Hans Fallada
avg rating 3.75 — 4 ratings — published 1931
4 editions
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Geschichten aus der Murkelei Geschichten aus der Murkelei
by Hans Fallada
avg rating 4.67 — 3 ratings — published 1995
6 editions
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Ein Mann will nach oben. Die F... Ein Mann will nach oben. Die Frauen und der Träumer.
by Hans Fallada
avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published 1984
2 editions
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Sachlicher Bericht über das G... Sachlicher Bericht über das Glück, ein Morphinist zu sein
by Hans Fallada
avg rating 3.50 — 2 ratings — published 2005
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Wolf Among Wolves Wolf Among Wolves
by Hans Fallada
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 1937
4 editions
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Fridolin der freche Dachs: Ein... Fridolin der freche Dachs: Eine zwei- und viergeinige Geschichte
by Hans Fallada
avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 1983
3 editions
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Der eiserne Gustav. Roman. Der eiserne Gustav. Roman.
by Hans Fallada
avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published 1969
5 editions
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"Not that she's a political animal, she's just an ordinary woman, but as a woman she's of the view that you don't bring children into the world to have them shot."
Hans Fallada (Every Man Dies Alone)
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