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Rudolf Herzog
1869–1943
A once hugely popular German novelist and journalist, he wrote stories that spoke to middle-class readers in the early 20th century. His books often centered on artists, industry, and the values of his time, making him a notable literary figure before the Second World War.
8 Audiobooks
Siegfried, der Held
by Rudolf Herzog
Der alten Sehnsucht Lied: Erzählungen
by Rudolf Herzog
Die Welt in Gold: Novelle
by Rudolf Herzog
Die vom Niederrhein : Roman
by Rudolf Herzog
Der Abenteurer : $ Roman
by Rudolf Herzog
Kornelius Vanderwelts Gefährtin : Roman
by Rudolf Herzog
Die Buben der Frau Opterberg : Roman
by Rudolf Herzog
Elämän unelmia : Kertomuksia
by Rudolf Herzog
About the author
Born in Barmen on December 6, 1869, Rudolf Herzog became a German writer and journalist whose novels found a wide readership in the years before World War II. He was especially popular with middle-class audiences, and his work often explored artists, family life, and industrial society.
Herzog was one of those authors who could reach a mass audience: several of his books reportedly appeared in very large print runs, and he was regarded as a bestseller in the early 20th century. Alongside novels, he also worked in journalism and wrote in several literary forms, including poetry and drama.
He died in Rheinbreitbach on February 3, 1943. Although he was widely read in his own day, his reputation faded after the war, leaving him better remembered as a snapshot of the literary tastes and cultural attitudes of his era than as a major name still commonly read today.