author
Robert Heymann
1879–1946
A prolific German storyteller of the early 20th century, he moved easily between novels, plays, and the fast-growing world of silent film. His work ranged from popular fiction to imaginative future tales, giving him a small but lasting place in German literary and screen history.
2 Audiobooks
Golgatalta Roomaan: Historiallinen romaani
by Robert Heymann
About the author
Born in Munich on February 28, 1879, Robert Heymann worked across several forms: playwright, novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and film director. Sources agree that he began as a playwright in the early 1900s and later became active in silent cinema while continuing to publish fiction.
He is especially remembered today as a versatile popular writer. Reference works describe him as the author of speculative and future-themed stories, including the series Wunder der Zukunft (Wonders of the Future), alongside many other novels and stage works. That mix of commercial storytelling and interest in new media helped him bridge the worlds of print and film.
Heymann died in 1946 in Italy. While he is not widely known outside specialist circles now, bibliographic and film-history sources still note him as a productive figure in German culture during the first half of the 20th century.