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Hans Fallada

1893 - 1947

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Hans Fallada (German: [hans ˈfa.la.da] ; born Rudolf Wilhelm Friedrich Ditzen; 21 July 1893 – 5 February 1947) was a German writer of the first half of the 20th century. Some of his better known novels include Little Man, What Now? (1932) and Every Man Dies Alone (1947). His works belong predominantly to the New Objectivity literary style, a style associated with an emotionless reportage approach, with precision of detail, and a veneration for 'the fact'. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Fallada is the 898th most popular writer (down from 891st in 2019), the 897th most popular biography from Germany (down from 843rd in 2019) and the 52nd most popular German Writer.

Hans Fallada is most famous for his novel, Alone in Berlin, which was published in 1947.

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Among writers, Hans Fallada ranks 898 out of 7,302. Before him are Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, Philippe Ariès, Sven Hassel, Nizar Qabbani, Radegund, and Jean de La Bruyère. After him are Maurice Druon, Neale Donald Walsch, Dobrica Ćosić, Theodor Fontane, Ernest Thompson Seton, and Pu Songling.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Hans Fallada ranks 42. Before him are Juana Bormann, Miroslav Krleža, Andrés Segovia, Lili Boulanger, Emmy Göring, and Fritz Perls. After him are James B. Conant, Hermann Balck, Viktor Shklovsky, Hattie McDaniel, Ana Pauker, and Mae West. Among people deceased in 1947, Hans Fallada ranks 40. Before him are Annie S. D. Maunder, Qazi Muhammad, Georg von Trapp, Reginald Innes Pocock, Pierre Janet, and Josephine Bakhita. After him are Pyotr Krasnov, Emma Orczy, Irving Fisher, Bugsy Siegel, Herbert Backe, and Luigi Russolo.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hans Fallada ranks 897 out of 7,253. Before him are Hans-Joachim Marseille (1919), Harald Quandt (1921), Markus Wolf (1923), Götz von Berlichingen (1480), Radegund (518), and Wilhelm Kempff (1895). After him are Theodor Fontane (1819), Frederica of Baden (1781), Constantin Fehrenbach (1852), Hardy Krüger (1928), Albert O. Hirschman (1915), and Udo Kier (1944).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Hans Fallada ranks 52. Before him are Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (1724), Wilhelm Hauff (1802), Karl Harrer (1890), Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen (1622), Thietmar of Merseburg (975), and Radegund (518). After him are Theodor Fontane (1819), Kurt Eisner (1867), Emanuel Schikaneder (1751), Marie d'Agoult (1805), Hans Sachs (1494), and Stefan George (1868).

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