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Ludwig Fulda
1862–1939
A sharp-witted German playwright, poet, and translator, he wrote comedies and social dramas that spoke to the tensions of his time. His career stretched from the lively theater world of imperial Germany to the dark final years of the Nazi era.
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Aladdin und die Wunderlampe Tausend und einer Nacht nacherzaehlt
by Ludwig Fulda
About the author
Born in Frankfurt am Main in 1862, Ludwig Fulda studied German philology and philosophy in Berlin, Leipzig, and Heidelberg before turning fully to literature. He became known as a dramatist, poet, essayist, and translator, and was especially active in Berlin's theater scene.
Fulda helped shape modern German drama in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His plays often mixed wit with social criticism, and he was associated with the reform-minded literary circles around the Freie Bühne. Alongside original works, he also translated important foreign writers, helping bring international drama to German readers and audiences.
He remained a prominent literary figure for decades and later served in leading cultural roles, including work with German PEN and the Prussian Academy of Arts. As a Jewish writer in Nazi Germany, he was pushed out of public cultural life; he died in Berlin in 1939.