Paul Leppin

Born in Prague on November 27, 1878, Paul Leppin was a German-language writer whose life and imagination were deeply tied to the city. Although he wrote in German, he stayed closely connected to Czech literary culture as well, translating Czech books and writing about Czech literature.

Leppin worked for many years as a postal and telegraph official, while building a very different reputation in literary circles. He became associated with Prague’s bohemian world and wrote novels, stories, poems, criticism, and plays, often marked by decadence, psychological intensity, and a fascination with the darker sides of urban life.

He died in Prague on April 10, 1945. Today he is remembered as a distinctive Prague author whose work captures the uneasy, seductive atmosphere of the city in the early 20th century.