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Hans Fallada

1893 - 1947

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Hans Fallada (German: [hans ˈfa.la.da] ; born Rudolf Wilhelm Friedrich Ditzen; 21 July 1893 – 5 February 1947) was a German writer of the first half of the 20th century. Some of his better known novels include Little Man, What Now? (1932) and Every Man Dies Alone (1947). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hans Fallada has received more than 382,945 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia. Hans Fallada is the 809th most popular writer (down from 737th in 2019), the 787th most popular biography from Germany (down from 658th in 2019) and the 45th most popular German Writer.

Hans Fallada is most famous for his novel, Alone in Berlin, which was published in 1947.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Hans Fallada ranks 809 out of 5,755Before him are Christopher Tolkien, Muriel Spark, Jane Hawking, Menippus, Theognis of Megara, and Theodoret. After him are Emilio Salgari, Heliodorus of Emesa, Milorad Pavić, Jean Anouilh, Philip Pullman, and Stesichorus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, Hans Fallada ranks 35Before him are Juana Bormann, Lillian Gish, Leslie Howard, Mae West, Jomo Kenyatta, and Prajadhipok. After him are Viktor Shklovsky, Edward G. Robinson, Lili Boulanger, Qazi Muhammad, Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma, and Miroslav Krleža. Among people deceased in 1947, Hans Fallada ranks 37Before him are Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted, Irving Fisher, Luigi Russolo, Bugsy Siegel, Alexander Löhr, and Pierre Janet. After him are Herbert Backe, Josephine Bakhita, Qazi Muhammad, Manolete, Hjalmar Siilasvuo, and Pyotr Krasnov.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hans Fallada ranks 787 out of 6,142Before him are Richard Baer (1911), Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (1504), Jenny von Westphalen (1814), Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg (1414), Gotthard Kettler (1517), and Hans-Valentin Hube (1890). After him are Maria Barbara Bach (1684), Wolfgang Schäuble (1942), Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria (1821), Franz Joseph Gall (1758), Eduard Dietl (1890), and Rudolf Schenker (1948).

Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Hans Fallada ranks 45Before him are Hugo Ball (1886), Klaus Mann (1906), Karl Harrer (1890), Bettina von Arnim (1785), Wilhelm Hauff (1802), and Peter Weiss (1916). After him are Frank Wedekind (1864), Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (1724), Theodor Fontane (1819), Clemens Brentano (1778), Anna Seghers (1900), and Achim von Arnim (1781).