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Franz Viktor Werfel (German: [fʁant͡s ˈvɛʁfl̩] ⓘ; 10 September 1890 – 26 August 1945) was an Austrian-Bohemian novelist, playwright, and poet whose career spanned World War I, the Interwar period, and World War II.
Apr 15, 2024 · Franz Werfel (born Sept. 10, 1890, Prague [now in Czech Republic]—died Aug. 26, 1945, Hollywood, Calif., U.S.) was a German-language writer who attained prominence as an Expressionist poet, playwright, and novelist. His works espoused human brotherhood, heroism, and religious faith.
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The novel was written by Franz Werfel and translated into English by Lewis Lewisohn in 1942. It was extremely popular, spending more than a year on the New York Times Best Seller list and 13 weeks in first place. The novel was adapted into the 1943 film The Song of Bernadette, starring Jennifer Jones.
Franz Werfel, fotografiert 1940 von Carl van Vechten. Franz Viktor Werfel (* 10. September 1890 in Prag, Österreich-Ungarn; † 26. August 1945 in Beverly Hills) war ein österreichischer Schriftsteller jüdisch - deutschböhmischer Herkunft. Er flüchtete vor der nationalsozialistischen Herrschaft ins Exil und wurde 1941 US-amerikanischer ...
Franz Werfel was a Jewish Austrian writer who fled Nazi persecution and wrote The Song of Bernadette. His books were among those burned by the Nazis in 1933 for their pacifist and anti-nationalist themes.
Learn about the life and career of Franz Werfel, a leading 20th-century Austrian writer and Expressionist poet. Explore his works, including Verdi, Juarez und Maximilian, and Paul Among the Jews.
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Czech-born poet, playwright, and novelist, whose central themes were religious faith, heroism, and human brotherhood. Franz Werfel's best-known works include The Forty Days of Musa Dagh (1933), a classic historical novel that portrays Armenian resistance to the Turks, and The Song of Bernadette (1941).
