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Adolf Paul
1863–1943
A bold Nordic novelist and playwright, he moved through the artistic circles of Berlin while writing fiction that pushed at the edges of respectability. His life connected him with figures like August Strindberg, Jean Sibelius, Edvard Munch, and Akseli Gallen-Kallela.
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Das heilige Donnerwetter. Ein Blücherroman
by Adolf Paul
About the author
Born on January 6, 1863, Adolf Georg Wiedersheim-Paul was a Swedish writer and playwright who spent part of his youth in Finland and most of his adult life in Berlin. He wrote in Swedish and built a career that crossed borders, with work as a novelist, dramatist, journalist, and theater critic.
Paul made his literary breakthrough in the 1890s. Reference works describe his early fiction as challenging and psychologically intense, with stories that explored mental disturbance, sexual transgression, and sensational crime. Among the works most often mentioned are En bok om en människa and the short-story collection The Ripper.
He is also remembered for the remarkable company he kept. Sources consistently note his friendships and ties with major cultural figures of his time, including August Strindberg, Jean Sibelius, Edvard Munch, and Akseli Gallen-Kallela. That world of artists and writers gives his career an added fascination: he was not just a witness to a lively cultural era, but an active part of it.