Ludwig Fulda

Ludwig Anton Salomon Fulda (July 7, 1862 – March 7, 1939) was a German writer and a poet with a strong social commitment.

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Biography

He was born in Frankfurt. He was a member of the Prussian Academy of Arts and the first president of the PEN of Germany (1925–1932). Due to being jewish he was removed from his work by the Nazis in 1933. Fulda committed suicide in Berlin in 1939 when he was denied entry into the United States.[1]

Works

His creations use the relationships of his characters to develop the social and political issues of his time. Fulda's work include Der Talisman (1892), Jugenfreunde (1897) and Maskerade (1904). His novel Der Seeräuber was later freely adapted into the play The Pirate by S. N. Behrman.[2] Inpired by the story of Aladdin, he wrote Aladdin und die for Wunderlampe. He also made ​​numerous translations.

References

  1. ^ Lester, David (2005). Suicide and the Holocaust. Nova Publishers. p. 73. ISBN 9781594544279. http://books.google.com/books?id=R1nkj-xSzYgC&pg=PA73&dq=%22ludwig+fulda%22+suicide#v=onepage&q=%22ludwig%20fulda%22%20suicide&f=false. 
  2. ^ S. N. Behrman (1943-02-07). "A Tribute to Fulda". The New York Times. http://snbehrman.com/library/nytimes/43.2.7.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-28. 

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