René Schickele
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René Schickele was a German-French writer
, essay
ist and translator.
, the son of a German vineyard owner and police officer and a French mother. He studied literature, history, science and philosophy (in Strasbourg, Munich, Paris and Berlin). Together with Otto Flake and Ernst Stadler
he published several magazines as well as poetry. His work as a writer is characterized by tension between French and German culture in Alsace
. After the First World War, he moved to Badenweiler
passionately committed to the understanding between Germany and France. In Badenweiler he met Annette Kolb
and Emil Bizer. As early as 1932 he foresaw the threat of seizure by the Nazis and emigrated to Sanary-sur-Mer
in the South of France.
He only wrote one sadly pessimistic book in French Le Retour (1938) expressing his disappointment over the failure of reconciliation between Germany and France and establish his painful decision for the Democratic France. He died of heart failure in Vence
a few months before the invasion of the German army .
Schickele's most famous work is the novel trilogy Das Erbe am Rhein (1925–31): Maria Capponi (1925), Blick auf die Vogesen (1927) and Der Wolf in der Hürde (1931).
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, essay
Essay
An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. The definition...
ist and translator.
Biography
Schickele was born in Obernai, AlsaceAlsace
Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...
, the son of a German vineyard owner and police officer and a French mother. He studied literature, history, science and philosophy (in Strasbourg, Munich, Paris and Berlin). Together with Otto Flake and Ernst Stadler
Ernst Stadler
Ernst Stadler was a German Expressionist poet. He was born in Colmar, Alsace-Lorraine and educated in Strasbourg and Oxford; in 1906 he was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Magdalen College, Oxford....
he published several magazines as well as poetry. His work as a writer is characterized by tension between French and German culture in Alsace
Alsace
Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...
. After the First World War, he moved to Badenweiler
Badenweiler
Badenweiler, a health resort and spa of the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, historically in the Markgräflerland. It is 28 kilometers by road and rail from Basel, 10 kilometers from the French border, and 20 kilometers away from Mulhouse...
passionately committed to the understanding between Germany and France. In Badenweiler he met Annette Kolb
Annette Kolb
Annette Kolb was the working name of German author and pacifist Anna Mathilde Kolb. She became active in pacifist causes during World War I and this caused her political difficulties from then on. She left Germany in the 1920s and her works were banned during the Third Reich...
and Emil Bizer. As early as 1932 he foresaw the threat of seizure by the Nazis and emigrated to Sanary-sur-Mer
Sanary-sur-Mer
Sanary-sur-Mer is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It is located from Toulon and from Marseille.-Overview:The seafront location was part of the commune of Ollioules...
in the South of France.
He only wrote one sadly pessimistic book in French Le Retour (1938) expressing his disappointment over the failure of reconciliation between Germany and France and establish his painful decision for the Democratic France. He died of heart failure in Vence
Vence
Vence is a commune set in the hills of the Alpes Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France between Nice and Antibes.-Population:-Sights:...
a few months before the invasion of the German army .
Schickele's most famous work is the novel trilogy Das Erbe am Rhein (1925–31): Maria Capponi (1925), Blick auf die Vogesen (1927) and Der Wolf in der Hürde (1931).
Works (selection)
- Sommernächte. Straßburg 1902.
- Pan. Sonnenopfer der Jugend. Straßburg 1902.
- Mon Repos. Berlin, Leipzig 1905.
- Voltaire u. seine Zeit. Berlin, Leipzig 1905.
- Der Ritt ins Leben. Stuttgart, Berlin, Leipzig, 1906.
- Der Fremde. Berlin 1909.
- Weiß u. Rot. Berlin, 1910.
- Meine Freundin Lo. Berlin 1911. (Erweiterte Fassung 1931)
- Schreie auf dem Boulevard. Berlin 1913.
- Benkal der Frauentröster. Leipzig 1914.
- Die Leibwache. Leipzig 1914.
- Mein Herz mein Land. Leipzig 1915.
- Das Glück. Rudolstadt 1919.
- Der neunte November. Berlin 1919.
- Die Genfer Reise. Berlin 1919
- Wir wollen nicht sterben! München 1922.
- Ein Erbe am Rhein. Berlin 1925 (Späterer Titel: Maria Capponi; Band 1 von Das Erbe am Rhein).
- Symphonie für Jazz. Berlin 1925.
- Blick auf die Vogesen. Berlin 1927 (Band 2 von Das Erbe am Rhein).
- Der Wolf in der Hürde. Berlin 1931 (Band 3 von Das Erbe am Rhein)
- Die Witwe Bosca. Berlin 1933.
- Liebe und Ärgernis des D. H. Lawrence. 1935
- Die Flaschenpost. Amsterdam 1936.
- Le Retour. 1938.
- Werke in 3 Bänden, herausgegeben von Hermann Kesten. Köln, Berlin 1959.
- Überwindung der Grenze. Essays zur deutsch-französischen Verständigung. Herausgegeben von Adrien Finck. Kehl, Straßburg, Basel 1987. ISBN 3-88571-166-4
- Großstadtvolk Jahr: k.A.
Literature
- Friedrich Bentmann (Hrsg.): René Schickele. Leben und Werk in Dokumenten. 2. Aufl. Carl-Verlag, Nürnberg 1976, ISBN 3-418-00553-5.
- Albert M. Debrunner: Freunde es war eine elende Zeit! René Schickele in der Schweiz 1915-1919. Huber, Frauenfeld 2004, ISBN 3-7193-1315-8.
- Hanns Heinz EwersHanns Heinz EwersHanns Heinz Ewers was a German actor, poet, philosopher, and writer of short stories and novels. While he wrote on a wide range of subjects, he is now known mainly for his works of horror, particularly his trilogy of novels about the adventures of Frank Braun, a character modeled on himself...
, Victor Hadwiger, Erich MühsamErich MühsamErich Mühsam was a German-Jewish anarchist essayist, poet and playwright. He emerged at the end of World War I as one of the leading agitators for a federated Bavarian Soviet Republic....
, René Schickele: Führer durch die moderne Literatur. 300 Würdigungen der hervorragendsten Schriftsteller unserer Zeit. Revonnah Verlag, Hannover 2006, ISBN 3-934818-23-4 (korrigierter und kommentierter Neudruck der Erstausgabe [Berlin 1906] von Arne Glusgold Drews und Danielle Winter). - Jahre des Unmuts. Thomas Manns Briefwechsel mit René Schickele 1930-1940, hrsg. von Hans Wysling und Cornelia Bernini, Vittorio Klostermann, Frankfurt am Main 1992, ISBN 978-3-465-02517-7
- Annemarie Post-Martens (Hrsg): Rene Schickele. Die blauen Hefte. Edition und Kommentar ("Edition Text"; 5). Stroemfeld Verlag, Frankfurt/M. 2002, ISBN 3-87877-871-6 (2 Bde.).
- Holger Seubert: Deutsch-französische Verständigung: René Schickele. Verlag Eberhard, München 1993, ISBN 3-926777-32-X.
- Hans Wagener: Rene Schickele. Europäer in neun Monaten. Bleicher, Gerlingen 2000, ISBN 3-88350-667-2.