author
Gottfried Keller
1819–1890
A leading Swiss voice of literary realism, he wrote vivid stories that turn ordinary lives, small towns, and moral choices into something memorable. Best known for Green Henry and the Seldwyla Folks novellas, his work blends sharp observation with warmth and irony.
7 Audiobooks
Martti Salander: Romaani
by Gottfried Keller
German Fiction
by Theodor Fontane, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Gottfried Keller, Theodor Storm
Die Leute von Seldwyla — Band 1
by Gottfried Keller
Seven Legends
by Gottfried Keller
Seldwyla Folks: Three Singular Tales
by Gottfried Keller
Novelleja
by Gottfried Keller
Die Leute von Seldwyla — Band 2
by Gottfried Keller
About the author
Born in Zurich on July 19, 1819, he first hoped to become a painter. After studying art and then turning toward literature, he gradually found his place as a poet, novelist, and master of the novella.
His best-known works include Green Henry (Der grune Heinrich) and the story cycle Seldwyla Folks (Die Leute von Seldwyla). Readers have long valued his gift for showing everyday people with humor, sympathy, and a clear eye for the social world around them.
He later served as First Official Secretary of the Canton of Zurich, a public role he held for many years while continuing to write. By the time of his death in Zurich on July 15, 1890, he was widely regarded as one of the most important German-language authors of the 19th century.