More Lives Than One · A Biography of Hans Fallada
- Authors
- Williams, Jenny
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Tags
- v.5 , literary studies , political science , amazon.com , germany , 20th century , history , non-fiction , retail , biography
- ISBN
- 9780241952672
- Date
- 1996-10-28T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 1.99 MB
- Lang
- en
Hans Fallada was a drug addict, womanizer, alcoholic, jailbird, and thief. Yet he was also one of the most extraordinary storytellers of the twentieth century, whose novels, including *Every Man Dies Alone* , portrayed ordinary people in terrible times with a powerful humanity.
This acclaimed biography, newly revised and completely updated, tells the remarkable story of Hans Fallada, whose real name was Rudolf Ditzen. Jenny Williams chronicles his turbulent life as a writer, husband, and father, shadowed by mental torment and long periods in psychiatric care. She shows how Ditzen's decision to remain in Nazi Germany in 1939 led to his self-destruction, but also made him a unique witness to his country's turmoil.
*More Lives Than One* unpicks the contradictory, flawed and fascinating life of a writer who saw the worst of humanity, yet maintained his belief in the decency of the "little man."