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Frank Wedekind


Born
in Hannover, Germany
July 24, 1864

Died
March 09, 1918

Genre
Literature & Fiction, Drama


Benjamin Franklin Wedekind, usually known as Frank Wedekind, was a German playwright. His work, which often criticizes bourgeois attitudes (particularly towards sex), is considered to anticipate expressionism, and he was a major influence on the development of epic theatre.

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Average rating: 3.63 · 11,844 ratings · 799 reviews · 349 distinct works • Similar authors
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3.82 avg rating — 14,270 ratings — published 1891 — 314 editions
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Lulu
3.55 avg rating — 493 ratings — published 1904 — 50 editions
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Mine-Haha, or On the Bodily...
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The Lulu Plays and Other Se...
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Pandora's box; a tragedy in...
3.21 avg rating — 133 ratings — published 1904 — 182 editions
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Earth Spirit (Erdgeist) - A...
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Plays 1: Spring Awakening /...
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Der Marquis von Keith
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Four Major Plays
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“The fog is clearing; life is a matter of taste.”
― Frank Wedekind, Spring's Awakening
tags: jonathan-franzen, life, living, suicide
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“I didn't ask to be born, and I don't owe God anything.”
― Frank Wedekind, Spring's Awakening
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“Wendla: How did you come here?
Melchior: I followed my thoughts.”
― Frank Wedekind, Spring's Awakening
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