Hans Fallada





Hans Fallada

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born
in Greifswald, Germany
July 21, 1893

died
February 05, 1947

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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 aloud to...more


Average rating: 4.09 · 7,132 ratings · 1,253 reviews · 53 distinct works · Similar authors
Every Man Dies Alone
4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 5,554 ratings — published 1947 — 18 editions
Little Man, What Now?
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 724 ratings — published 1932 — 26 editions
The Drinker
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 379 ratings — published 1944 — 24 editions
Wolf Among Wolves
4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 1937 — 11 editions
A Short Treatise On The Joy...
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 68 ratings4 editions
Wer einmal aus dem Blechnap...
4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1934 — 5 editions
Ein Mann will nach oben: Di...
4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1970 — 3 editions
Bauern, Bonzen und Bomben
3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1931 — 3 editions
A Small Circus
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3.26 of 5 stars 3.26 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1931 — 2 editions
Der eiserne Gustav. Roman.
4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1967 — 6 editions
More books by Hans Fallada…
“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

“As it was, we all acted alone, we were caught alone, and every one of us will have to die alone. But that doesn’t mean that we are alone.”
Hans Fallada, Every Man Dies Alone

“I don't want any funny business, and above all I don't want to be dragged into other people's funny business. If it's to be my head on the block, I want to know that it's doing there, and not that it's some stupid things that other people have done.”
Hans Fallada, Every Man Dies Alone

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