Theodor Fontane





Theodor Fontane

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born
December 30, 1819 in Neuruppin (Brandenburg), Germany

died
September 20, 1898

gender
male


About this author

Theodor Fontane (30 December 1819 – 20 September 1898) was a German novelist and poet, regarded by many to be the most important 19th-century German-language realist writer.



Average rating: 3.28 · 2,292 ratings · 136 reviews · 112 distinct works
Effi Briest
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3.22 of 5 stars 3.22 avg rating — 1,506 ratings — published 1895 — 113 editions
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Irrungen, Wirrungen
3.22 of 5 stars 3.22 avg rating — 276 ratings — published 1888 — 48 editions
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Frau Jenny Treibel
3.15 of 5 stars 3.15 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 1892 — 31 editions
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Unterm Birnbaum
3.06 of 5 stars 3.06 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1885 — 19 editions
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The Stechlin
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1898 — 41 editions
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Irretrievable
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4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1891 — 15 editions
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Mathilde Möhring
3.07 of 5 stars 3.07 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1906 — 6 editions
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Stine
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1890 — 11 editions
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Schach von Wuthenow. Erzähl...
3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1883 — 15 editions
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Die Poggenpuhls
3.52 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1896 — 7 editions
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More books by Theodor Fontane…
“Bücher haben Ehrgefühl. Wenn man sie verleiht, kommen sie nicht mehr zurück.”
Theodor Fontane

“Ein Optimist ist ein Mensch, der ein Dutzend Austern bestellt, in der Hoffnung, sie mit der Perle, die er darin findet, bezahlen zu können.”
Theodor Fontane

“... von 'ne unglückliche Liebe kann sich einer noch wieder erholen un ganz gut 'rausmausern, aber von's unglückliche Leben nicht.”
Theodor Fontane

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