Alfred Bock (14 October 1859,

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– 6 March 1932, Giessen) was a German writer. In 1924, Bock was awarded the prestigious Georg Büchner Prize, the most important literary prize for German language literature. Bock was educated at the

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described Bock's style as "the art of a strong and comfortable bourgeoisie who takes people as forces of nature and the world without coloured glass."

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1859 births 1932 deaths People from Giessen 19th-century German male writers 19th-century German writers 20th-century German male writers German male novelists {{Germany-writer-stub