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Otto Flake
1880–1963
A prolific German writer, essayist, and translator, he moved through the restless literary world of the early 20th century with sharp curiosity and a wide range of interests. His work spans fiction, criticism, and cultural reflection, shaped by a life that stretched from imperial Germany to the postwar years.
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Nein und Ja: Roman
by Otto Flake
About the author
Born in Metz on October 29, 1880, and later dying in Baden-Baden on November 10, 1963, Otto Flake was a German writer whose career covered novels, essays, journalism, and translation. He studied in Strasbourg and belonged to the wider literary culture of Alsace, a region where German and French influences met in especially vivid ways.
Early in his career he worked as a tutor in Saint Petersburg and then became feuilleton editor of the Leipziger Tagblatt in 1907. From 1909 onward he lived mainly as a freelance writer, and his early fiction brought him notice, including the novel Freitagskind in 1912.
Flake remained active for decades and built a large body of work. He is also remembered as a translator who helped bring French literature to German readers, adding another side to a career shaped not just by storytelling but by conversation between cultures.