author
Max Dauthendey
1867–1918
A vivid, globe-minded voice of German Impressionism, he wrote with a painter’s eye for color, atmosphere, and fleeting emotion. His life ended far from home in Java during World War I, adding a haunting note to an already unusual literary career.
6 Audiobooks
Die acht Gesichter am Biwasee: Japanische Liebesgeschichten
by Max Dauthendey
Gedankengut aus meinen Wanderjahren. Erster Band
by Max Dauthendey
Das Schönste von Max Dauthendey
by Max Dauthendey
Lingam: Zwölf asiatische Novellen
by Max Dauthendey
Geschichten aus den vier Winden
by Max Dauthendey
Gedankengut aus meinen Wanderjahren. Zweiter Band
by Max Dauthendey
About the author
Born in Würzburg on July 25, 1867, Max Dauthendey was a German author and painter associated with the Impressionist period. Reference works and biographical sources describe him as one of the notable literary voices of his time, and his writing is often remembered for its rich imagery and strong sense of mood.
Dauthendey also lived as a traveler, and that wider experience shaped both his outlook and his work. Biographical sources note that he spent time abroad and that the impressions of those journeys fed into his poetry and prose, helping give them their colorful, sensuous style.
His final years were marked by the upheaval of war. Sources agree that he was stranded in Java when World War I began and was unable to return to Germany; he died in Malang on August 29, 1918.