Theodor Fontane
Theodor Fontane (German pronunciation: [ˈtʰeːodoɐ̯ fɔnˈtaːnə] ⓘ; 30 December 1819 – 20 September 1898) was a German novelist and poet, regarded by many as the most important 19th-century German-language realist author. He published the first of his novels, for which he is best known today, only at age 58 after a career as a journalist.
Theodor Fontane | |
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Fontane (1883), painting by Carl Breitbach | |
| Born | 30 December 1819 Neuruppin, Brandenburg, Prussia |
| Died | 20 September 1898 (aged 78) Berlin, German Empire |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | German |
| Period | 19th century |
| Genre | Novel |
| Notable works | Effi Briest, On Tangled Paths, The Stechlin, Frau Jenny Treibel |
| Spouse | Emilie Rouanet-Kummer (1824–1902; m. 1850, until his death) |
| Children | 7 (four of them lived into adulthood) |
Fontane's novels are known for their complex, often sceptical view of society in the German empire; he shows different social and political parts of society meeting and sometimes clashing. Other trademarks of Fontane's work are their strongly drawn female characters (such as Effi Briest and Frau Jenny Treibel), tender irony and vivid conversations between characters.
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