Mynona

Born as Salomo Friedlaender in Gollantsch, Posen, in 1871, he was a German-Jewish philosopher, poet, satirist, and author who published his literary work under the pen name Mynona. That pseudonym is “Anonym” spelled backward in German, a fitting choice for a writer drawn to irony, paradox, and literary play.

He studied a wide range of subjects, including medicine, philosophy, German literature, archaeology, and art history. Alongside his philosophical writing, he became especially associated with grotesque and fantastic literature, and with the experimental energy of early 20th-century German modernism.

Mynona spent his later years in exile in Paris, where he died in 1946. His work continues to attract readers interested in expressionist writing, intellectual satire, and fiction that delights in turning everyday logic inside out.