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Alfred Döblin’s Berlin Alexanderplatz follows Franz Biberkopf, a former convict who has just been released after murdering his girlfriend. Struggling to establish a legitimate life amid Weimar’s dire economy and moral ambiguity, Franz becomes entangled in a web of petty crime, political intrigue, and personal misfortune. Döblin’s narrative captures the raw energy, violence, and social complexity of Berlin at the time, making the novel a landmark of twentieth‑century literature.
First publish date: 1967
Genre: Literary Fiction/Classic Literature
Authors: Alfred Döblin
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