author
Ernst von Wildenbruch
1845–1909
A soldier, diplomat, and bestselling man of letters, he brought a strong sense of drama and patriotism to late 19th-century German literature. His plays and narrative poems helped make him one of the best-known popular writers of his day.
4 Audiobooks
Neid
by Ernst von Wildenbruch
Novellenbuch, 1. Band
by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, Detlev von Liliencron, Friedrich Spielhagen, Ernst von Wildenbruch
Das wandernde Licht: Novelle
by Ernst von Wildenbruch
Good Blood
by Ernst von Wildenbruch
About the author
Born in Beirut in 1845, he spent part of his childhood in Athens and Constantinople before continuing his education in Germany. He later served in the Prussian army, took part in the Franco-Prussian War, and went on to work in the diplomatic service as well as in government administration.
His writing career was especially tied to historical drama and narrative poetry. Works such as Die Karolinger, Die Quitzows, and Generalfeldoberst von Kreytzen helped build his reputation, and his plays often drew on Prussian history, public life, and national feeling.
Wildenbruch was widely read in his lifetime and received major recognition, including the Schiller Prize more than once. Although his fame faded after his death in Berlin in 1909, he remains an interesting figure for readers curious about the patriotic and theatrical side of German literature at the end of the 19th century.