Lion Feuchtwanger | Author

About the Author

Lion Feuchtwanger, novelist and dramatist, was born in Munich, Germany, the son of a wealthy manufacturer. The rise of the Nazis drove him to France, and after the collapse of that country he escaped to Spain with great difficulty. He reached the United States in 1940. A major work is his trilogy show more on the Jewish historian: Josephus (1932), The Jew of Rome (1935), and Josephus and the Emperor (1942). He was best known in Germany as a dramatist, but his international success was due to his revival of the historical novel written with modern psychological understanding. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Includes the names: Lion Feikhvanger, Lion Feuchtwanger, Lion Feuchtwanger, Л. Фейхтвангер, לאון פויכטונגר, ליון פויכטונגר, לאון פויכטוונגר, Лион Фейхтвангер, Фейхтвангер Лион, Лион Фейхтвангер

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Series

Josephus Trilogy

The Wartesaal Trilogy

Works by Lion Feuchtwanger

Popular Recent

The Oppermanns (1933) 408 copies, 14 reviews

Jew Süss (1925) 362 copies, 8 reviews

Raquel: The Jewess of Toledo (1955) — Author — 304 copies, 7 reviews

This Is the Hour: A Novel About Goya (1956) 264 copies, 6 reviews

Success: Three Years in the Life of a Province (1930) 191 copies, 6 reviews

Proud Destiny (1947) 139 copies, 2 reviews

The Ugly Duchess (1923) — Author — 130 copies, 5 reviews

Josephus (1932) — Author — 104 copies

The Jew of Rome (1935) — Author — 90 copies, 1 review

Josephus Trilogy (1932) — Author — 89 copies, 2 reviews

Paris Gazette (1939) 82 copies

'Tis Folly to Be Wise (1952) — Author — 79 copies

The Pretender (1936) — Author — 76 copies

The Devil in France: My Encounter with Him in the Summer of 1940, with the Escape (1941) — Author — 66 copies, 3 reviews

Josephus and the Emperor (1942) — Author — 56 copies

Simone (1964) 55 copies

Jephta and his daughter (1957) — Author — 52 copies, 1 review

The Lautensack Brothers (1943) 47 copies, 1 review

Moscow 1937 (1937) 16 copies

Lion Feuchtwanger Gesammelte Werke Band 9 Die Jüdin von Toledo; Jefta und seine Tochter (1984) — Author — 9 copies

The house of Desdemona (1984) 9 copies

Der tönerne Gott (1991) 7 copies

Panzerkreuzer Potemkin. Erzählungen (1946) 7 copies

Ein möglichst intensives Leben (2018) 5 copies

Der Preis (1987) 5 copies

Die Füchse im Weinberg / Die Allianz: Roman (1993) 4 copies

Erzählungen - Pep (1985) 4 copies

Rókák a szőlőben I-II (1986) 4 copies

Heinrich Heines Rabbi Von Bacherach: Eine Kritische Studie (1907) (German Edition) (1985) 4 copies

Die große Passion des Klavierspielers Morgenroth: Erzählungen (1998) 4 copies

Erfolg - Drei Jahre Geschichte einer Provinz - Band 2 (1975) 4 copies

Die schönsten Geschichten (Die schönsten Erzählungen / Geschichten) (2008) 3 copies

Lion Feuchtwanger POWER 1926 Grosset & Dunlap, NY Early Reprint (1926) 3 copies

Framgång (2020) 3 copies

Obras selectas (1973) 3 copies

Odysseus and the Swine (1949) 3 copies

Erfolg - Drei Jahre Geschichte einer Provinz - Band 1 3 copies

Der Teufel in Frankreich: Erlebnisse 1940 (2018) 3 copies

Wahn oder Der Teufel in Boston : Ein Stück in 3 Akten. (1956) 3 copies

Die »Wartesaal«-Trilogie. Erfolg - Die Geschwister Oppermann - Exil (2008) 3 copies

Die Brüder Lautensack - Simone (1964) 3 copies

Ein Buch nur für meine Freunde (1984) 3 copies

Pep : J. L. Wetcheeks amerikanisches Liederbuch 3 copies

Die historischen Romane: Die Jüdin von Toledo. Jud Süß. Der falsche Nero. Goya. Die häßliche… (2008) — Author — 3 copies

Lisy w winnicy. tom I 2 copies

Mudrost luđaka (1978) 2 copies

Briefwechsel 1933 - 1958 - Band 1: 1933 - 1948 (1995) 2 copies

Jud Suss (2006) 2 copies

Briefwechsel 1933 - 1958 - Band 2: 1949 - 1958. (1995) 2 copies

Die häßliche Herzogin Margarete Maultasch - Jud Süß : Zwei Romane (1965) — Author — 2 copies

Vyhnanství. 3. část volné trilogie Čekárna 2 copies

Briefwechsel mit Freunden : 1933 - 1958 (1991) 2 copies

Лже-Нерон ; Рассказы : [перевод с немецкого] (1990) 2 copies

Собрание сочинений в 12 томах 2 copies

Безобразная герцогиня Маргарита Маульташ ; Семья Опперман 2 copies

Lisy w winnicy. tom II 2 copies

OPENHAJMOVI 1 copy

Ballata spagnola 1 copy

SINOVI 1 copy

LLEGARÁ EL DÍA 1 copy

Edu 1 copy

Erfolg. Buch zum TV- Film. (1991) 1 copy

Bratři Lautensackové 1 copy

Desdemonin dùm 1 copy

Simonetta : romanzo 1 copy

Die Jüdin von Toledo : Roman. 1 copy

Eine Wette und andere Geschichten = Sázka a jiné povídky (2005) 1 copy

P'esy. 1 copy

LAZNI NERON 1 copy

FEU La judía de Toledo 1 copy

ZEMLJA OBECANA 1 copy

Erfolg 1 copy

Goya - Vol. 1 1 copy

Three plays: Prisoners of war; 1918; The Dutch merchant; 1 copy

DEVIL IN FRANCE; My Encounter with him in the Summer of 1940 1 copy

Šimona 1 copy

Židovská válka 1 copy

De Oppenheims : roman 1 copy

Gota - Vol. 2 1 copy

Goja 1 copy

Du 568: Das Haus Alba, Bondo 1 copy

The Devil in Boston: A Play about the Salem Witchcraft Trials in Three Acts (1948) (2021) 1 copy

Száműzetés 1 copy

EL JUDIO DE ROMA 1 copy

A zsidó háború 1 copy

A Dinner-Table Talk with Lion Feuchtwanger 1 copy

Goya : Trpká cesta poznání 1 copy

Altindische Schauspiele (1969) 1 copy

Der gelbe Fleck : d. Ausrottung von 500 000 Deutschen Juden 1 copy

Razboiul evreilor 1 copy

Felix Krull, ein bürgerlicher Schelm [Buchbesprechung] 1 copy

A hamis Nero 2. kötet 1 copy

A hamis Nero 1. kötet 1 copy

Die Graphischen Bücher, Bd.18, Die Einsamen (2000) 1 copy

Faithful Peter 1 copy

Lion Feuchtwanger zum 70. Geburtstag Worte seiner Freunde 1 copy

Briefwechsel 1933-1958. (1984) 1 copy

Venedig (Texas) und vierzehn andere Erzählungen 1 copy

Vasantasena : ein Schauspiel in drei Akten (sieben Bildern) ; nach dem Indischen des Königs Sudraka 1 copy

Gesammelte Werke — Author — 1 copy

A pocket guide to Thomas Mann's Doctor Faustus compiled from the writings of some critics and reviewers 1 copy

Two Anglo-Saxon plays: The Oil Islands, Warren Hastings, 1 copy

Marianne in India,: And seven other tales; 1 copy

Feuchtwanger művei (1981) 1 copy

Stücke in prosa 1 copy

Stories From Near and Far 1 copy

Thomas Wendt: Ein Dramatischer Roman (1920) (German Edition) (2010) 1 copy

3 angelsächsische Stücke 1 copy

Die Füchse im Weinberg I. Waffen für Amerika. 1 copy

Altindische Schauspiele Vasantasena (nach Schudraka). Der König und die Tänzerin (nach Kalidasa) 1 copy

Bertolt Brecht, Leben und Werk im Bild 1 copy

Jephthah and his Daughter 1 copy

La distruzione del tempio e le prime comunità cristiane (2014) 1 copy

Desetorica s lomače 1 copy

Sublime Destino 1 copy

Odysseus und die Schweine und zwölf andere Erzählungen 1 copy

1983 1 copy

Huset ved den grønne Vej 1 copy

2008 1 copy

Obras selectas, II (Los hermanos Lautensack, Armas para América I y II, El falso Nerón) 1 copy

Obras Selectas I (1973) 1 copy

Španska balada 1 copy

Die Bibliothek der verbotenen Bücher: BILD und Vorsicht: Buch! präsentieren (2013) 1 copy

Apsolītā zeme : romāns (1989) 1 copy

Erfolg: Lesung mit Musik von Biermösl Blosn (2001) 1 copy

Гойя 1 copy, 1 review

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Associated Works

Black Water 2: More Tales of the Fantastic (1990) — Contributor — 153 copies, 3 reviews

The Jewish caravan : great stories of twenty-five centuries (1965) — Contributor, some editions — 136 copies

A Golden Treasure of Jewish Literature (1937) — Contributor — 77 copies, 1 review

The Visions of Simone Machard (1941) — Contributor — 35 copies, 1 review

Het derde Testament : Joodse verhalen (1995) — Contributor, some editions — 7 copies

The Best Short Short Stories from Collier's (1948) — Contributor — 3 copies

Deutschland. Schöne Heimat. Mit einem Vorspurch von Lion Feuchtwanger. (1956) — Foreword, some editions — 2 copies

Prinz Eugen. Ein Roman in Dialogen. Nachw. v. Lion FEUCHTWANGER. — Afterword — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Feuchtwanger, Lion
Other names: WETCHEEK, J. L.
Birthdate: 1884-07-07
Date of death: 1958-12-21
Burial location: Woodlawn Cemetery, 1847 - 14th Street, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Gender: male
Nationality: Germany
Birthplace: Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Place of death: Los Angeles, California, USA
Places of residence: Munich, Bavaria, Germany (birth)
Sanary-sur-Mer, France
Los Angeles, California, USA (death)
Pacific Palisades, California, USA
Education: University of Berlin
University of Munich
Occupations: novelist
playwright
Relationships: Feuchtwanger, Marta (spouse)
Feuchtwanger, Ludwig (brother)
Feuchtwanger, Martin (brother)
Awards and honors: Literaturpreis der Stadt München (1957)

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Reviews

The Oppermanns (McNally Editions) by Lion Feuchtwanger

This book about the Nazis and a family of Jews describes the various siblings and how they respond to the rise of the party in 1933 and beyond. What is amazing is that the book is written in 1934, by a German author living abroad after presumably experiencing it himself. While there are no death camps, the narrative is a chilling description of the Nazis early years in power, during which their thugs roam the streets and Jews are subject to outrageous abuse.
The writing is only so-so, a bit utilitarian I would say. But as an historical artifact it's an amazing read- an author trying to warn the world about what was happening in real time.… (more)

½

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DanTarlin | 13 other reviews | Aug 12, 2024 |

The Oppermanns: A Novel by Lion Feuchtwanger

A wonderful choice to republish The Oppermanns at this time. The Oppermanns make clear how the Third Reich came about. Especially good was the way the novel showed how different members and friends of the Oppermann family reacted to increasing authoritarianism and discrimination. I think it should be mandatory reading for anyone studying 20th Century history.

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janw | 13 other reviews | Jun 20, 2024 |

Гойя by Фейхтвангер Лион

"Гойя" 1951 - гістарычны раман Ліона Фейхтвангера аб жыцці іспанскага мастака 🧑🏼‍🎨 Францыска Гойі. Кнігу аўтар пачаў пісаць у ЗША ў 1943, куды збег ад гітлераўскай Германіі.
Раман апісваеў жыццё Гойі з 1793 да 1806. Асноўная частка рамана прысвечана сувязі 👩‍❤️‍👨 мастака з герцагіняй Альба. Але кніга цапляе не толькі любоўнымі інтрыгамі. Цікава тое, што гэта інтрыга цесна звязана з палітычным жыццём Іспаніі, дзе да гэтуль пануе інквізіцыя🔥, якая трымае ў страхе іспанскую інтелігенцыя.
Гэта кніга цікава антуражам рамантычных падзей, апісаннем той эпохі, дзе адбывалася інтрыжка. Чытач акунаецца ў жыццё іспанскага грамадства канца XVIII ст. - гамадства знатных асоб👸, кіруючых эліт. Добра апісаны маральныя ўстаноўкі таго соцыума, усе яго хібы і недарэчнасці.
Пакуль Гойя гуляў у палітыяныя гульні Іспаніі, у нашай гісторыі дзяржавы адбылося паўстанне Касцюшкі, трэці падзел Рэчы паспалітай і адыход сучасных беларускіх земляў да Расійскай Імперыі.… (more)

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belpalichka | Jan 3, 2024 |

The Oppermanns by Lion Feuchtwanger

Like watching a car-crash in slow motion . . . but knowing the outcome before it even begins. Written in 'real time': 1933--Hitler's ascension to power and the corresponding impact on Germans, be they Jewish or Christian.

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booksinbed | 13 other reviews | Sep 19, 2023 |

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