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Paul Leppin (27 November 1878,
Biographical and bibliographical information
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(Twisted Spoon Press)
(Twisted Spoon Press)
(Twisted Spoon Press) * ' 1878 births 1945 deaths 19th-century Czech people 19th-century Austrian people 20th-century Czech people Czech novelists Czech male novelists Czech writers in German German Bohemian people Czechoslovak civilians killed in World War II Writers from Prague Writers from Austria-Hungary {{Germany-novelist-stub
Paul Leppin (27 November 1878, Prague
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(Prag, Praha), Royal Bohemia, Imp.&R. Austria
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10 April 1945, Prague, Bohemia
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, Bohemia & Moravia/ 3rd Czechoslovakia) was a 20th-century Bohemia
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n writer of the German language, who was born and lived in Prague
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Although he wrote in German, he was in close contact with Czech literature
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. He translated Czech books and wrote articles on Czech literature. He was also an editor of two literary periodicals, ' and '.
Work
* ''Die Türe des Lebens'', (The Doors of Life) 1901 * ''Severins Gang in die Finsternis'', (Severin's Journey into the Dark) 1914 * ''Das Paradies der Anderen'', (Others' Paradise) 1922 * ''Daniel Jesus'', 1905 * ''Blaugast'', posthumouslyEnglish translations
* ''Blaugast: A Novel of Decline'', translated from the German by Cynthia Klima, Prague, Twisted Spoon Press, 2007, * ''Severin's journey into the dark'', translated from the German by Kevin Blahut, Prague, Twisted Spoon Press, 1993, * ''Others' paradise'', translated from the German by Stephanie Howard and Amy R. Nestor, Prague, Twisted Spoon Press, 1995, 2003,See also
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Biographical and bibliographical information
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(Twisted Spoon Press)
(Twisted Spoon Press)
(Twisted Spoon Press) * ' 1878 births 1945 deaths 19th-century Czech people 19th-century Austrian people 20th-century Czech people Czech novelists Czech male novelists Czech writers in German German Bohemian people Czechoslovak civilians killed in World War II Writers from Prague Writers from Austria-Hungary {{Germany-novelist-stub