One of the leading 20thcentury literary figures of prenazi austria, franz werfel was born in prague, czechoslovakia, in 1890, the first child of a jewish glove manufacturer and his wife. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. Sua carreira abrangeu a primeira guerra mundial, o periodo entreguerras e a segunda guerra mundial. He is primarily known as the author of the forty days of musa dagh 1933, english tr. Franz viktor werfel was an austrianbohemian novelist, playwright, and poet whose career spanned world war i. The forty days of musa dagh verba mundi paperback book 20 25jan2012. The novel was written by franz werfel and translated into english by lewis lewisohn in 1942. Clark gable was in talks to star in the bigbudget epic. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Franz werfel was born in prague in 1890 and died in beverly hills in 1945, a popular and artistic success in europe and america. Franz werfel, a prominent germanjewish author, was fleeing through france from the wwii nazi conquerors, when he took temporary refuge in lourdes. Explore books by franz werfel with our selection at. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards.
Franz werfels most popular book is the forty days of musa dagh. The most popular of werfels works was the novel the song of bernadette 1942, recounting the miraculous vision of the virgin mary granted to the young girl who founded lourdes. Franz werfel german writer britannica encyclopedia britannica. He was a poet, playwright and novelist, whose one science fiction work was written in german while he was in selfimposed exile in america. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. I come from a family of german jewish refugees from the holocaust. Star of the unborn the most personal of werfels books that i have read so far. He is primarily known as the author of the forty days of musa dagh, a novel based on events that took place during the armenian genocide of 1915, and the song of bernadette, a novel about the life and visions of the french catholic saint bernadette soubirous, which was made into a hollywood film of the same name. Franz viktor werfel 18901945 was born in prague, then part of the austrohungarian empire, and died in beverly hills, california. Preferred citation identification of item, franz werfel papers collection 512.
Czechborn poet, playwright, and novelist, whose central themes were religious faith, heroism, and human brotherhood. Franz werfel 18901945, austrian poet, modernist playwright, and novelist, was born in prague, the son of a jewish merchant. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Franz werfel science fiction and fantasy writers in the. Shop amongst our popular books, including 94, spielhof, the forty days of musa dagh and more from franz werfel. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. Despite his jewish birth and upbringing, he was attracted to christianity at any early age, and although he never formally converted, he celebrated his own vision of it in his entire lifes work. Franz werfel gesammelte werke romane, lyrik, drama. There he learned of the miraculous appearance of the virgin mary to the simple girl, bernadette soubirous, and vowed to tell her storyto sing the song of bernadetteshould he succeed in his. Project gutenberg offers 60,951 free ebooks for kindle, ipad, nook, android, and iphone. I definitely want to read more books by franz werfel. Franz werfel audio books, best sellers, author bio. Son of a prosperous jewish glove manufacturer, franz werfel was brought up in prague, where he was friendly with franz kafka, max brod, willy haas, and other members of the prague circle.
Franz werfels bestknown works include the forty days of musa dagh 1933, a classic historical novel that portrays armenian resistance to the turks, and the song of bernadette 1941. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Franz werfel 18901945 was one of the founders of the expressionist. As a young man, he was involved with the burgeoning community of writers who frequented pragues cafe arco, including max brod and franz kafka. A life in prague, vienna, and hollywood english and german edition 9780802110978. In 1909 he worked for a short period in a shipping firm. Franz werfel books list of books by author franz werfel. Werfel, franz article about werfel, franz by the free. Media in category franz werfel the following 33 files are in this category, out of 33 total.
Werfels book on the subject is the most chillingly accurate ontheground account of what was happening at the time for cosmopolitan jewish civilians in europe who were trying. More facts on conversion of franz werfel, author of song. He published his first book of poems at the age of twentyone and began working as an editor for kurt wolffs publishing firm the following year. Franz werfel, germanlanguage writer who attained prominence as an expressionist poet, playwright, and novelist and whose works espoused human brotherhood, heroism, and religious faith. Franz werfel was born in prague to a welloff jewish family. Podcast for kids nfb radio 101 sermon podcast pauping off all steak no sizzle podcast church of the oranges daily chapel spring 2012. However, in 1934, the turkish ambassador to the united states, munir ertegun, protested to the state department about the purchase by mgm of the film rights to werfels bestselling novel. Eine lebensgeschichte by jungk, peter stephan isbn. Franz werfels opera novel, forum for modern language. His name is franz victor werfel, at the time of the writing a wellknown novelist, playwright, and poet. Browse franz werfels bestselling audiobooks and newest titles.
It seems less tightly structured than some of werfels other works and i mean this in a good way. Fascinating insights into his experiences of the two world wars. The author, franz werfel, is an exceptionally brilliant writer. Read all poems of franz werfel and infos about franz werfel. The austrian poet, novelist, and playwright franz werfel 18901945 was a leading representative of the expressionist movement in german literature. Ucla library special collections language of material. Franz werfel died in beverly hills, california, on august 26, 1945, in the middle of his work, correcting galley proof of his last book of verse. Books by werfel, franz sorted by popularity project gutenberg books. The forty days of musa dagh verba mundi paperback book 20 kindle. I have it on secondhand authority that werfel converted to the catholic faith before he died.
Franz werfel has 114 books on goodreads with 10533 ratings. Franz werfel by karl kraus read free book online download. Ein reiseroman was first published in sweden in 1946. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. The son of a glove manufacturer, werfel left home to work in a hamburg shipping house.
The seminal novel of the armenian genocide, franz werfels bestselling 1933 epic brought the catastrophe to the worlds attention for the first time, and has become a talismanic story of resistance in the face of hatred. Franz werfel was born in prague, bohemia now czech, as the son of a wealthy glove merchant. Books by franz werfel author of the forty days of musa dagh. He expressed his belief in the brotherhood of man in lyric verse, in expressionist and conventional plays, and in novels. A friend of authors max brod and franz kafka, werfel later moved to vienna and berlin. Book store categories new and noteworthy current exhibitions exhibition catalogues special publications and products artist monographs book store werfel, franz. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read franz werfel. Apr 01, 2012 franz werfels opera novel franz werfels opera novel furness, ray 20120401 00. Franz werfel poems, quotations and biography on franz werfel poet page. He fled from nazioccupied austria to france and then to the united states.
The boy spent much of his early life in the care of a czech nanny, barbara babi simunkova, who took him to. Franz viktor werfel 10 september 1890 26 august 1945 was an austrianbohemian novelist, playwright, and poet whose career spanned world war i, the interwar period, and world war ii. Franz werfel s bestknown works include the forty days of musa dagh 1933, a classic historical novel that portrays armenian resistance to the turks, and the song of bernadette 1941. A visionary novel which is funny, warm and philosophical. I feel like i know saint bernadette so much better now. Song of bernadette by franz werfel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Werfel escaped to the united states after the fall of france in 1940, where he won international recognition for his fiction. Franz werfel has 114 books on goodreads with 10541 ratings. Biography franz werfel was born september 10, 1890 in prague, bohemia. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Forty days will invade your senses and keep the blood pounding.
My name is corriander brennaur and all i want to be known as is a regular old college student. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Jan 20, 20 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Once read, it will never be forgotten the new york times.
Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Mgm wanted to make a film of franz werfel s international bestseller the forty days of musa dagh 1933 in the 1930s. Descargar epub gratis del autor franz werfel espaebook. The wikipedia bibliography of franz werfel does not mention his book cella, or the survivors. In 1933, nazi students at more than 30 german universities pillaged libraries in search of books they considered to be ungerman. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Franz viktor werfel was an austrianbohemian novelist, playwright, and poet whose career spanned world war i, the interwar period, and world war ii.
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