author
Georg Hirschfeld
1873–1942
A key early voice of German naturalism, he wrote novels and plays that looked closely at family life, social pressure, and inner conflict. His work earned attention around the turn of the 20th century and still reflects the tensions of its time.
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Frau Rietschel das Kind : Roman
by Georg Hirschfeld
About the author
Born in Berlin on February 11, 1873, Georg Hirschfeld was a German writer best known for his novels and plays. Reference works and biographical sources describe him as an important early representative of German naturalism, and his breakthrough came in the 1890s, when he turned from business life toward literature after studies in Munich.
Hirschfeld wrote for both the stage and the page, with works including Die Mütter and later novels and dramas that often focused on strained relationships, middle-class life, and emotional unease. Contemporary and later sources note that he was widely read in his day, even if he is less well known now than some of his literary peers.
He died in Munich on January 17, 1942. Modern biographical records identify him as a German writer of Jewish background, and that fact forms part of the historical context in which his life and career are now remembered.