August Prell

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August Prell

1856–1926

A German publisher, bookseller, and writer from Bamberg, he moved easily between making books and writing them. His career stretched from publishing work in Franconia to vivid sketches drawn from colonial military life in the Dutch East Indies.

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Ge-eft Acht! Schetsen uit het Indische soldatenleven

Ge-eft Acht! Schetsen uit het Indische soldatenleven

by August Prell

About the author

Born in 1856, August Prell was the son of the Bamberg politician Ignaz Prell. He became known in Germany as a publisher and bookseller, with close ties to Bamberg and the family publishing business.

Prell was not only involved in selling and producing books; he also wrote. One of his works, Ge-eft Acht! Schetsen uit het Indische soldatenleven, shows his interest in everyday life in the Dutch East Indies and suggests a firsthand feel for military experience and observation.

He died in 1926. Remembered today mainly through library records, publishing history, and regional reference works, he stands out as a figure who connected the practical world of publishing with the storytelling side of literary life.