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Franz Werfel

Born

in Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic

September 10, 1890

Died

August 26, 1945

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Poetry, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Czech-born poet, playwright, and novelist, whose central themes were religious faith, heroism, and human brotherhood. Franz Werfel's best-known works include The Forty Days of Musa Dagh (1933), a classic historical novel that portrays Armenian resistance to the Turks, and The Song of Bernadette (1941). The latter book had its start when Werfel, a Jew escaping the Nazis, found solace in the pilgrimage town of Lourdes, where St. Bernadette had had visions of the Virgin. Werfel made a promise to "sing the song" of the saint if he ever reached the United States. He died in California in 1945. ...more

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	The Forty Days of Musa Dagh 4.38 avg rating — 2,038 ratings — published 1933 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Una scrittura femminile azzurro pallido by Franz Werfel, Renata Colorni (Translator) 3.69 avg rating — 2,113 ratings — published 1941 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Song of Bernadette 4.22 avg rating — 1,289 ratings — published 1941 — 198 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Der Abituriententag 3.83 avg rating — 296 ratings — published 1928 — 68 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Star of the Unborn by Franz Werfel, Gene Szafran (Illustrator) 3.83 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 1946 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Verdi: Roman der Oper 3.80 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 1924 — 95 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Der veruntreute Himmel 4.14 avg rating — 94 ratings — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nicht der Mörder, der Ermordete ist schuldig 3.51 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 1920 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Der Tod des Kleinbürgers 3.64 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 1926 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jacobowsky und der Oberst: 3.80 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1944 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Franz Werfel (?)

“Which road, which road did you take
That brought you here at last?

No road, no road did I take.
I leaped, I leaped from dream to dream.

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― Franz Werfel

tags: inspiration

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“For those who believe, no explanation is necessary. For those who do not believe, no explanation is possible.”
― Franz Werfel, The Song of Bernadette

tags: belief, faith, logic, reason

22 likes

“We belong far less to where we've come from than where we want to go.”
― Franz Werfel

tags: aspiration, belonging, journey

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Penelope, die Listenreiche Gohar Markosjan-Kasper

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Die vierzig Tage des Musa Dagh Franz Werfel

2 votes, 33.3%

Buch des Flüsterns Varujan Vosganian

1 vote, 16.7%

Hier sind Löwen Katerina Poladjan

0 votes, 0.0%

Armenische Lektionen: Eine Reise aus Russland Andrei Bitov

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