Berlin, Alexanderplatz

Novel by Alfred Döblin

Blurb

Berlin Alexanderplatz is a 1929 novel by Alfred Döblin and is considered one of the most important and innovative works of the Weimar Republic. The story concerns a small-time criminal, Franz Biberkopf, fresh from prison, who is drawn into the underworld. When his criminal mentor murders the prostitute whom Biberkopf has been relying on as an anchor, he realizes that he will be unable to extricate himself from the underworld into which he has sunk. In a 2002 poll of 100 noted writers the book was named among the top 100 books of all time.

First Published

1929

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Juhnke

Immer noch der großartigste Berlin-Roman. Sprachliches Meisterwerk. Der Roman vibriert vor Großstadt, Alltagssprache, Milieu, Humor. Die Geschichte des Franz Biberkopf ist eine Heldenreise der besonderen Art.

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