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Description edit
Tells the story of Franz Biberkopf, who, on being released from prison is confronted with the proverty, unemployment, crime and burgeoning Nazism of 1920s Germany. As Franz struggles to survive in this world, fate teases him with a little pleasure before cruelly turning on him.
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First Sentence edit
Er stand vor dem Tor des Tegeler Gefängnisses und war frei.
Table of Contents edit
Erstes Buch
Zweites Buch
Drittes Buch
Viertes Buch
Fünftes Buch
Sechtes Buch
Siebtes Buch
Achtes Buch
Neuntes Buch
Series & Lists edit
This is book 70 of 91 in The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time, 2004. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Hunger, and followed by Cities of Salt.
This is book 668 of 1272 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by All Quiet on the Western Front, and followed by The Last September.
This is book 4 of 9 in Best German Novels of the Twentieth Century. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Magic Mountain, and followed by The Tin Drum.
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This book is in Books Filmed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Alfred Doblin (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: German
Publisher: S. Fischer Verlag, Berlin
Country: Germany
Publication Date: 1929
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Publisher: S. Fischer Verlag, Berlin
Country: Germany
Publication Date: 1929
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- Dewey: 838'.912
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Movie Connections edit
- Berlin Alexanderplatz: Die Geschichte Franz Bieberkopfs (IMDb): Germany 1931, directed by Piel Jutzi
- Berlin Alexanderplatz (IMDb): Germany 1980, directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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