Adolf Paul
Adolf Georg Wiedersheim-Paul (born January 6, 1863 on the island of Bromö in Lake Vänern , † September 30, 1943 in Berlin ) was a German-Swedish-Finnish writer.
Life
At the end of the 19th century he was a member of the Berlin artists' circle around the restaurant Zum schwarzen Ferkel . He was a friend and biographer of August Strindberg . For the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch , with whom he was also friends, he was the model for the painting Vampire .
Works
Novels
- The Devil's Church: Comedy in three acts , Schuster & Loeffler, 1905
- Jung-Hansen's love letters , G.Müller Verlag, Munich 1911
- Excellency Unterrock , Albert Langen Verlag, Munich, 1916; (Filmed in 1920)
- When the Cossacks come , G. Müller, Munich 1916, 2nd ed.
- Silent partners , G. Müller, Munich 1916
- The conscious someone , A. Langen, Munich 1917
- The holy thunderstorm Albert Langen - Georg Müller, Munich 1918
- The dancer Barberina . Novel from the time of Frederick the Great. , Albert Langen Verlag, Munich / Berlin, German book community around 1915, online
- Fiorenza: Spring trip to a blooming city , Schünemann, Bremen 1955
Pieces
- How sin came into the world. A game of legends, Reiss Verlag, Berlin 1909
- Lola Montez. Play in three acts. Albert Langen Verlag, Munich, 1917
Fairy tale collection
- Finnish Folk Tales , Volume 17., Noebe & Co Verlagbuchhandlung Prag-Berlin-Leipzig, 1944
Biographies / literary studies
- Strindberg memories and letters , Munich 1914
- Walter Scott's influence on Theodor Fontane 's epic technique , Priebatsch's Buchhandlung, Breslau, 1934
Republication
- To the black piglet (article about a Berlin restaurant, written around 1920). In: Yearbook “The Bear of Berlin”. Published by the Association for the History of Berlin , 28th year, Berlin 1979.
Letters
- Fabian Dahlström (Ed.): Din tillgifne ovän: Correspondents mellan Jean Sibelius och Adolf Paul 1889–1943. Skrifter utgivna av Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 806. Helsingfors: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, 2016. ISSN 0039-6842 . ISBN 978-951-583-345-7
Filmography
- 1913: The Black Lot (screenplay)
- 1918: Midnight (Actor)
- 1919: The Devil's Church (script based on his novel)
- 1920: The dancer Barberina (script based on his novel)
Web links
- Literature by and about Adolf Paul in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by Adolf Paul in the Gutenberg-DE project
- Works by Adolf Paul in Project Gutenberg ( currently usually not available for users from Germany )
- Adolf Paul in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Adolf Paul at filmportal.de
- Paul, Adolf in Biografiskt lexikon för Finland (Swedish).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Petra Bosetti: Woman with thirst for blood ( Memento from January 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) . In: art - the art magazine of September 24, 2008.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Paul, Adolf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wiedersheim-Paul, Adolf Georg (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Swedish-Finnish writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bromö on Lake Vänern |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 30, 1943 |
| Place of death | Berlin |