Stefan Andres
Stefan Paul Andres (26 June 1906 – 29 June 1970) was a German novelist. Being opposed to Hitler's regime, Andres moved away to Italy in 1937, returning to Germany 13 years later. He was a widely read German writer in the post-World War II period.
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- Name
- Stefan Andres
- Born
- 26 June 1906
- Birthplace
- Dhrönchen, Trittenheim, Germany
- Died
- 29 June 1970
- Place of death
- Rome, Italy
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Nationality
- Germany
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His most famous works are the novellas El Greco Paints the Grand Inquisitor (1936) and We Are Utopia (1942). He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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• Name — Stefan Andres • Born — 26 June 1906 • Birthplace — Dhrönchen, Trittenheim, Germany • Died — 29 June 1970 • Place of death — Rome, Italy • Occupation — Novelist • Illustration — Memorial plaque of Stefan Andres • Illustration — Memorial plaque at the birthplace of Stefan Andres
Works
Works
• Bruder Lucifer (1932) • Eberhard im Kontrapunkt (1933) • Die Löwenkanzel (1933) • Die unsichtbare Mauer (1934) • Vom heiligen Pfäfflein Domenico (1936) • Utz, der Nachfahr (1936) • El Greco malt den Großinquisitor* (1936) • Moselländische Novellen (1937) • Der Mann von Asteri (1939) • Das Grab des Neides (1940) • Der gefrorene Dionysos (1942) • Wir sind Utopia* (1942) • Wirtshaus zur weiten Welt (1943) • Ein Herz wie man braucht (1946) • Die Söhne Platons (1946) • Die Hochzeit der Feinde (1947) • An Freund und Feind (1947) • Ritter der Gerechtigkeit (1948) • Tanz durchs Labyrinth (1948) • Das Tier aus der Tiefe (1949) • Der Granatapfel (1950) • Die Arche (1952) • Der Knabe im Brunnen (1953) • Die Rache der Schmetterlinge (1953) • Die Reise nach Portiuncula (1954) • Positana, Geschichten aus einer Stadt am Meer (1957) • Der graue Regenbogen (1959) • Die großen Weine Deutschlands (1961) • Der Mann im Fisch (1963) • Die biblische Geschichte* (1965) • Der Taubenturm (1966) • Ägyptisches Tagebuch (1967) • Noah und seine Kinder (1968) • Die Dumme (1969) • Die Versuchung des Synesios (1970) • indicates a work that has been translated into English
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1906
Stefan Andres was born on 26 June 1906.
1966
The Bible story,: Retold by Stefan Andres (1966) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1970
Stefan Andres died on 29 June 1970.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 118396529X, Stefan Andres.
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- “Stefan Andres”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.STEFAN ANDRES, 64, GERMAN NOVELIST. The New York Times. 1970-07-31. 0362-4331.
- 2.Klapper, John. Nonconformist Writing in Nazi Germany: The Literature of Inner Emigration. Boydell and Brewer. 143–176. 2015. 978-1-78204-562-5.
- 3.Nomination Database. www.nobelprize.org.
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