Paul Alverdes

Paul Alverdes (Strasburg, 6 May 1897 - Munich, 28 February 1979) was a German novelist and poet.

The son of an officer and member of the German Youth Movement, he volunteered for duty in World War I and received a severe injury to the throat. Along with Karl Benno von Mechow, he published the journal "Das innere Reich." After 1945 he mainly wrote stories for children.

Works

* "Die Pfeiferstube" (1927)
* "Reinhold oder die Verwandelten"
* "Die Freiwilligen" (1934)
* "Das Winterlager"
* "Eine Infanterie – Division bricht durch"
* "Deutsches Andenkenbuch"
* "Das Zwiegesicht"
* "Dank und Dienst. Reden und Aufsätze"
* "Märchen (Das Männlein Mittenzwei)" (1937)
* "Grimmbarts Haus" (1949)
* "Legende vom Christ-Esel" (1953)

References

* Furness, Raymond and Malcolm Humble (1991). "A Companion to Twentieth Century German Literature." London and New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-01987-7.