Hermann Kesten
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Hermann Kesten was a German novelist and dramatist. He was one of the principal literary figures of the New Objectivity
movement in 1920's Germany.
The literary prize Hermann Kesten Medal
has been given in his honor since 1985.
New Objectivity
The New Objectivity is a term used to characterize the attitude of public life in Weimar Germany as well as the art, literature, music, and architecture created to adapt to it...
movement in 1920's Germany.
The literary prize Hermann Kesten Medal
Hermann Kesten Medal
The Hermann Kesten Medal , named after Hermann Kesten , is a prize awarded annually for outstanding efforts in support of persecuted writers according to the principles of the Charter of International P.E.N. In 1985, the P.E.N...
has been given in his honor since 1985.
Novels
- Josef sucht die Freiheit (1927)
- Ein ausschweifender Mensch (Das Leben eines Tölpels) (1929)
- Glückliche Menschen (1931)
- Der Scharlatan (1932)
- Der Gerechte (1934)
- Ferdinand und Isabella (1936)
- König Philipp II. (1938)
- Die Kinder von Gernika (1939)
- Die Zwillinge von Nürnberg (1947)
- Die fremden Götter (1949)
- Ein Sohn des Glücks (1955)
- Die Abenteuer eines Moralisten (1961)
- Die Zeit der Narren (1966)
- Ein Mann von sechzig Jahren (1972)
Novella collections
- Vergebliche Flucht und andere Novellen (1949)
- Die 30 Erzählungen von Hermann Kesten (1962)
- Dialog der Liebe (1981)
- Der Freund im Schrank (1983)
Biographies, Essays
- Copernicus und seine Welt (1948)
- Casanova (1952)
- Meine Freunde die Poeten (1953)
- Der Geist der Unruhe (1959)
- Dichter im Café (1959)
- Filialen des Parnaß (1961)
- Lauter Literaten (1963)
- Die Lust am Leben. Boccaccio, Aretino, Casanova (1968)
- Ein Optimist (1970)
- Hymne für Holland (1970)
- Revolutionäre mit Geduld (1973)
See also
- ExilliteraturExilliteraturGerman Exilliteratur is the name for a category of books in the German language written by writers of anti-nazi attitude who fled from Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945...