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Das Wort
''Das Wort'' (german: The Word) was a monthly literary magazine which was published in Moscow in the period between 1936 and 1939. The magazine is known for its editors, including Willi Bredel, Lion Feuchtwanger, and Bertolt Brecht. Its subtitle was ''Literarische Monatsschrift'' (german: Literary Monthly). History and profile ''Das Wort'' was launched in Moscow in 1936 following the recommendation of the Seventh World Congress of the Comintern. The first issue appeared in July 1936. Its editors were Willi Bredel, Leon Feuchtwanger, and Bertolt Brecht. Fritz Erpenbeck also briefly edited the magazine in 1936. Of them only Bredel was in Moscow. The goal of the magazine was to become a literary organ of German exiles who left Germany after the Nazi Germany, Nazi rule. It also attempted to support the Popular front, Popular Front policy by gathering together the anti-Fascist Germans. Maria Osten headed the Paris office of the magazine. ''Das Wort'' supported the concept of world lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willi Bredel
Willi Bredel (2 May 1901 in Hamburg – 27 October 1964 in East Berlin) was a German writer and president of the DDR Academy of Arts, Berlin. Born in Hamburg, he was a pioneer of socialist realist literature. Life and career Born in to the family of a cigar maker, after graduating from primary school he became a metal worker. From 1916 to 1917 he was a member of the Socialist Workers' Youth, from 1917 to 1920 of the Spartakusbund and from 1919 of the Communist Party of Germany. In 1923 he took part in the Hamburg Uprising and was sentenced to two years in prison. After his amnesty in 1925, he worked as a lathe operator in the Kampnagel factory while being the editor of various communist news outlets. Due to "Preparing literary treason and high treason", he was in 1930 sentence to two years imprisonment. He wrote his first novels while in custody. Soon after the Nazis seized power in 1933, Bredel was imprisoned at Fuhlsbüttel concentration camp. He was released in spring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
