Alfred Döblin

Born August 10, 1878· Stettin, Pomerania, Germany [now Szczecin, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland]

† Died June 26, 1957

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Emerging from a turbulent childhood in Stettin and later Berlin, Döblin trained as a physician before turning to literature, where his prolific output spanned more than half a century. He gained lasting fame with the modernist novel Berlin Alexanderplatz (1929) and produced a diverse body that includes historical and science-fiction novels, dramas, radio plays, screenplays, and extensive essays on… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources