author
Ernst Eckstein
1845–1900
A popular German humorist, novelist, and poet of the late 19th century, he wrote lively stories shaped by travel, satire, and a sharp eye for everyday life. His work was widely read in his own time and helped make light, witty fiction a serious part of German literary culture.
9 Audiobooks
Humoresken (Zweites Bändchen) Wider den Strom. - Die Feuerspritze. - Eine Abendwanderung. - Der alte Schreiber.
by Ernst Eckstein
Gesammelte Schulhumoresken
by Ernst Eckstein
Das Kind: Novelle
by Ernst Eckstein
Quintus Claudius: A Romance of Imperial Rome. Volume 2
by Ernst Eckstein
Die Mädchen des Pensionats: Humoreske
by Ernst Eckstein
Quintus Claudius: A Romance of Imperial Rome. Volume 1
by Ernst Eckstein
Der Besuch im Carcer.
by Ernst Eckstein
Afrodite: Kertomus vanhan Hellaan ajoilta
by Ernst Eckstein
About the author
Born in Giessen on February 6, 1845, Ernst Eckstein studied law, philosophy, and philology in Giessen, Bonn, and Marburg, earning a doctorate in 1866. He went on to build a literary career as a writer of humor, fiction, and verse, and spent time traveling in places including France, Italy, and Spain, experiences that fed into his books.
Eckstein became known especially for comic and satirical writing. He worked as a journalist and editor as well, including a period with the Neue Freie Presse in Vienna and later as editor of Deutsche Dichterhalle in Leipzig. Alongside poems and shorter pieces, he published many novels and stories, earning a broad readership in the German-speaking world.
He died in Dresden on November 18, 1900. Though not as widely known today as some of his contemporaries, he was an important and versatile literary figure in his era, remembered for combining humor, storytelling, and a cosmopolitan sense of scene and character.