More Lives than One: A Biography of Hans Fallada

Informationen zum Autor Jenny Williams Klappentext Hans Fallada was a drug addict, womanizer, alcoholic, jailbird and thief. Yet he was also one of the most extraordinary storytellers of the twentieth century, whose novels, including Alone in Berlin , portrayed ordinary people in terrible times with a powerful humanity. This acclaimed biography, newly revised and completely updated, tells the remarkable story of Hans Fallada, whose real name was Rudolf Ditzen. Jenny Williams chronicles his turbulent life as a writer, husband and father, shadowed by mental torment and long periods in psychiatric care. She shows how Ditzen's decision to remain in Nazi Germany in 1939 led to his self-destruction, but also made him a unique witness to his country's turmoil. More Lives Than One unpicks the contradictory, flawed and fascinating life of a writer who saw the worst of humanity, yet maintained his belief in the decency of the 'little man'. Zusammenfassung Hans Fallada was a drug addict, womanizer, alcoholic, jailbird and thief. This title tells the story of Hans Fallada, whose real name was Rudolf Ditzen. It chronicles his turbulent life as a writer, husband and father, shadowed by mental torment and long periods in psychiatric care.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Jenny Williams
• Edition: Penguin Books Uk
• Contenu: Livre
• Forme du produit: Livre de poche
• Date de parution: 02.02.2012
• Catégorie: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Linguistique et littérature allemandes; Littérature spécialisée > Art, littérature > Biographies, autobiographies
• EAN: 9780241952672
• ISBN: 978-0-241-95267-2
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Dimensions (emballage): 12,9 x 19,8 x 2,3 cm
• Catégories: Deutsch; Literaturwissenschaft: 1900 bis 2000; 20. Jahrhundert (ca. 1900 bis ca. 1999)