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Albrecht Schaeffer

1885–1950

A German poet, novelist, and playwright whose life stretched from the Wilhelmine era through two world wars, he moved across literature, theater, and translation with unusual range. His work is often noted for its lyrical style and for the breadth of his literary interests.

3 Audiobooks

Helianth. Band 2

Helianth. Band 2

by Albrecht Schaeffer

Helianth. Band 1

Helianth. Band 1

by Albrecht Schaeffer

Helianth. Band 3

Helianth. Band 3

by Albrecht Schaeffer

About the author

Born in 1885, he was a German writer best known for working across several forms, including poetry, novels, and drama. Reliable reference sources identify him as a literary figure of the first half of the twentieth century, and library records show a substantial body of published work under his name.

He is also associated with theater and translation, which helps explain the range of his writing career. Although English-language biographical information is fairly limited, the available sources consistently place him among the notable German-language authors of his generation.

He died in 1950. For readers coming to him for the first time, he is best approached as a versatile man of letters rather than as the author of a single famous book.