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Heinrich von Kleist

Born

in Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany

October 18, 1777

Died

November 21, 1811

Website

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_von_Kleist

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Short Stories, Poetry

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The dramatist, writer, lyricist, and publicist Heinrich von Kleist was born in Frankfurt an der Oder in 1777. Upon his father's early death in 1788 when he was ten, he was sent to the house of the preacher S. Cartel and attended the French Gymnasium. In 1792, Kleist entered the guard regiment in Potsdam and took part in the Rhein campaign against France in 1796. Kleist voluntarily resigned from army service in 1799 and until 1800 studied philosophy, physics, mathematics, and political science at Viadrina University in Frankfurt an der Oder. He went to Berlin early in the year 1800 and penned his drama "Die Familie Ghonorez". Kleist, who tended to irrationalism and was often tormented by a longing for death, then lit out restlessly through G ...more

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Average rating: 3.35 · 33,600 ratings · 2,480 reviews · 843 distinct works • Similar authors

	Michael Kohlhaas by Heinrich von Kleist, Martin Greenberg (Translator) 3.56 avg rating — 6,903 ratings — published 1810 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Der zerbrochne Krug 2.97 avg rating — 7,891 ratings — published 1811 — 240 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Marquise of O— and Other Stories by Heinrich von Kleist, David Luke (Translator & Introduction), Nigel Reeves (Translator & Introduction) 3.48 avg rating — 4,955 ratings — published 1808 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Marquise von O... / Das Erdbeben in Chili by Heinrich von Kleist, Christian Wagenknecht (Afterword) 3.10 avg rating — 3,263 ratings — published 1810 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Das Erdbeben in Chili 3.29 avg rating — 1,930 ratings — published 1807 — 63 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Penthesilea: A Tragic Drama by Heinrich von Kleist, Joel Agee 3.76 avg rating — 1,200 ratings — published 1808 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Prince of Homburg by Heinrich von Kleist, Neil Bartlett (Adapter), David Bryer (Adapter) 3.14 avg rating — 1,216 ratings — published 1821 — 169 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On a Theatre of Marionettes by Heinrich von Kleist, Gerti Wilford (Translator) 3.94 avg rating — 579 ratings — published 1810 — 58 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amphitryon 3.52 avg rating — 459 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Das Käthchen von Heilbronn 3.50 avg rating — 375 ratings — published 1810 — 89 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“But paradise is locked and bolted....
We must make a journey around the world to see if a back door has perhaps been left open.”
― Heinrich von Kleist, On a Theatre of Marionettes

tags: inspirational, tenacity

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“the kiss and the bite are such close cousins that in the heat of love they are too readily confounded”
― Kleist Heinrich Von

tags: hatred, love

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“Misconceptions are unavoidable now that we've eaten of the Tree of Knowledge. But Paradise is locked and bolted, and the cherubim stands behind us. We have to go on and make the journey round the world to see if it is perhaps open somewhere at the back.”
― Heinrich von Kleist, On a Theatre of Marionettes

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June 2020 Short Story/Novella Poll

The Country of the Blind by H.G. Wells, Less than 56 pages, 1904

75 votes, 24.8%

The Book of Tea by Kakuzō Okakura, 86-133 pages, 1906

70 votes, 23.1%

To Build a Fire by Jack London, 32 pages +-, 1902

49 votes, 16.2%

And of Clay Are We Created Isabel Allende, 16 pages +-, 1984

41 votes, 13.5%

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce, Less than 36, 1890

31 votes, 10.2%

Exercises in Style by Raymond Queneau, 80 +-, 1947

22 votes, 7.3%

Michael Kohlhaas: A Tale from an Old Chronicle by Heinrich von Kleist, 104 pages, 1810

15 votes, 5.0%

303 total votes

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