Alfred Döblin is known to the English-reading world, if at all, for only one of his many works: the big-city epic Berlin Alexanderplatz. With a new translation of THAT book appearing in 2018, this is a good moment to introduce Alfred Döblin’s OTHER major works – Beyond Alexanderplatz – in English!
Beyond Alexanderplatz
Why is this important writer known for only one of his many works? Come with us Beyond Alexanderplatz, to explore Döblin’s wider legacy – in English!
Beyond Alexanderplatz
Alfred Döblin is best known to the English-reading world, for only one of his many works: the big-city epic Berlin Alexanderplatz.
The launch of this website in 2018 has led to an enormous expansion of Döblin’s presence in English, way Beyond Alexanderplatz! Here you can find background to the author’s life and works, extensive selections from his wide-ranging non-fiction writings, and more epic novels not yet published in book form. We also showcase amazing but neglected contemporary writers admired by Döblin.
Come on in! There’s so much to explore.
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