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Otto Zur Linde
1873–1938
A German writer, poet, journalist, and translator linked to the early 20th-century literary magazine Charon, he wrote with a strongly philosophical, anti-naturalist spirit. His work moved between poetry, essays, and criticism, shaped in part by Nietzsche and by debates about what modern literature could be.
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Die Kugel Eine Philosophie in Versen
by Otto Zur Linde
About the author
Born in Essen on April 26, 1873, and died in Berlin on February 16, 1938, Otto zur Linde was a German writer whose career spanned poetry, essays, journalism, translation, and literary criticism. He studied German studies and earned a doctorate, and he is also noted for having spent several years in London.
Zur Linde is remembered as part of the literary circle around the magazine Charon, which he co-founded with Rudolf Pannwitz. His writing is often described as anti-naturalist and philosophically driven, and reference works connect his poetry in particular with the influence of Friedrich Nietzsche and with formal models associated with Arno Holz.
His books include collections such as Gedichte, Märchen, Skizzen and the verse-philosophy work Die Kugel. Today he is mainly of interest to readers exploring lesser-known currents in German modernism, especially the small magazines, manifestos, and poetic experiments that flourished alongside the better-known literary movements of his time.