German journalist and author. Born on January 9th in Berlin to a wealthy Jewish merchant family. While a law student, he made his literary debut with the novel Rheinsberg (1912). After World War I, he wrote a wide variety of works, mainly for the weekly magazine Weltbühne, under four pen names, including Kaspar Hauser. His forte was in short satirical essays on current affairs, such as With Five Horsepower (1928) and Germany, the World's Greatest Germany (1929), as well as chansons for literary cabarets. He sharply criticized the militarism, bureaucracy, and judicial corruption of the Weimar era from the standpoint of socialist humanism. His other works include the novel Gripsholm Castle (1931). On December 21st, 1935, he committed suicide by taking poison near Gothenburg, Sweden, where he had emigrated. [Shuichi Inoue] "Germany: The World's Leading Country" (translated by Akira Nomura, 1982, Arina Shobo) Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
ドイツのジャーナリスト、作家。1月9日ベルリンの富裕なユダヤ系商家に生まれる。法科の学生時代に小説『ラインスベルク』(1912)で文壇に登場。第一次世界大戦後は週刊誌『ベルトビューネ』を中心に、カスパー・ハウザーなど四つの筆名を使って多彩な文筆活動をした。本領は『五馬力で』(1928)、『ドイツ、世界に冠たるドイツ』(1929)などの時局風刺短文や文学寄席(よせ)(キャバレー)用のシャンソン。ワイマール時代の軍国主義、官僚主義、司法の腐敗などを社会主義ヒューマニズムの立場から鋭く批判した。ほかに小説『グリプスホルム城』(1931)などがある。1935年12月21日移住先のスウェーデンのイョーテボリ近郊で服毒自殺。 [井上修一] 『野村彰訳『ドイツ世界に冠たるドイツ』(1982・ありな書房)』 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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