author
Walter Bloem
1868–1951
A bestselling German novelist of the early 20th century, he began as a lawyer before turning to literature and theater. His work was widely read in its day and is often noted for its strong nationalist outlook and his vivid writing about war and public life.
4 Audiobooks
Komödiantinnen: Roman
by Walter Bloem
Der krasse Fuchs : Roman
by Walter Bloem
Sommerleutnants : Die Geschichte einer achtwöchigen Übung
by Walter Bloem
Das Land unserer Liebe : Roman
by Walter Bloem
About the author
Born in Elberfeld in 1868, Walter Bloem studied law and worked as a lawyer before moving more fully into literary life. He also worked in the theater as a director and dramaturg, building a public career that crossed literature, journalism, and the stage.
Bloem became one of the more widely read German authors of his era. His novels and other writings reached a large audience, and his reputation was especially tied to patriotic and nationalist themes that spoke strongly to many readers in the years around the First World War.
He died in Lübeck in 1951. Today, he is remembered both as a commercially successful author of his time and as a figure whose career reflects the political and cultural tensions of modern German history.