Jakob Wassermann
German Jewish author who was one of the most widely read novelists of the Weimar Republic. The World's Illusion and Caspar Hauser are his most celebrated works, exploring justice, suffering, and spiritual aspiration.
Works
- Caspar HauserFictionalized biography of mysterious foundling explored as philosophical and political case
- The World's IllusionEpic narrative of artists and idealists navigating disillusionment and compromised values
- The Maurizius CasePsychological legal drama of justice, guilt, and the unreliability of evidence
- Gold
- Doctor Kerkhoven