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Article: Geschichtsroman und Geschichtskritik: Zu Alfred Doblins 'Wallenstein'.(Book Review)
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- The Modern Language Review
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- July 1, 2005
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Geschichtsroman und Geschichtskritik: Zu Alfred Doblins 'Wallenstein'. By JOSEF QUACK. Wurzburg: Konigshausen & Neumann. 2004. 398 pp. 939.80. ISBN 3-8260-2710-8.
Alfred Doblin's place in the literary canon is owed largely to Berlin Alexanderplatz, a work known to readers of German as one of the foremost novels of the city and the prime example of polyphonic narrative. Its popularity has not, however, engendered a matching degree of interest in his other writings; indeed, the apparent differences of theme and style from one of Doblin's works to the next is one likely reason why fans of Berlin Alexanderplatz are put off reading any more of his novels and short ...