Alfred Döblin date of birth:
August 10, 1878
How old was Alfred Döblin when died?
78
Where was Alfred Döblin born?
Szczecin, Poland
When did Alfred Döblin die?
June 26, 1957
Where did Alfred Döblin die?
Emmendingen, Germany
Alfred Döblin body shape:
Average
What color is Alfred Döblin's hair?
Salt and Pepper
Is Alfred Döblin gay or straight?
Straight
What religion is Alfred Döblin?
Roman Catholic
What is Alfred Döblin's ethnicity?
White
What is Alfred Döblin nationality?
German
What is Alfred Döblin's occupation?
Writer, doctor
What genre is Alfred Döblin's work?
Novel, Essay
Short Biography
Bruno Alfred Döblin (August 10, 1878 – June 26, 1957) was a German novelist, essayist, and doctor, best known for his novel Berlin Alexanderplatz (1929). A prolific writer whose œuvre spans more than half a century and a wide variety of literary movements and styles, Döblin is one of the most important figures of German literary modernism. His complete works comprise over a dozen novels ranging in genre from historical novels to science fiction to novels about the modern metropolis; several dramas, radio plays, and screenplays; a true crime story; a travel account; two book-length philosophical treatises; scores of essays on politics, religion, art, and society; and numerous letters—his complete works, republished by Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag and Fischer Verlag, span more than thirty volumes. His first published novel, Die drei Sprünge des Wang-lung (The Three Leaps of Wang Lun), appeared in 1915 and his final novel, Hamlet oder Die lange Nacht nimmt ein Ende (Tales of a Long Night) was published in 1956, one year before his death.