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Ernst Kreuder

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Ernst Kreuder (29 August 1903 – 24 December 1972) was a German writer. He was born in Zeitz and died in Darmstadt.

Work

His 1946 work The Attic Pretenders concerned a secret associations view of imagination and reality and was well received.[1] Unica Zürn considered it to be one of her favorite books.[2] He also wrote works like Those Who Cannot Be Found[3] and The Undiscoverables.[4] Although his works have been described as melancholy or Kafkaesque he stated that "the literary fashion of hopeless despair must be overcome."[5]

Awards

References

  1. ^ German literature of the twentieth century by Ingo Roland Stoehr pg 244 and 308
  2. ^ Schofield/Sparks. "No One Reads Ernst Kreuder". Writers No One Reads. Accessed June 2015
  3. ^ The Antioch review anthology: essays, fiction, poetry, and reviews ... - Page 448
  4. ^ Germany: a companion to German studies by Jethro Bithell pgs 359-360
  5. ^ German literature: a critical survey by Bruno Boesch pg 345
  6. ^ "Ernst Kreuder". Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung. Retrieved 12 November 2023.