biography
pronunciation:
[kleper]
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| lived:
| (1903–42)
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| biography:
| Writer, born in Beuthen on the Oder, Germany. He studied theology, and wrote historical novels including Der Vater (1937) about King Friedrich Wilhelm I. His writing, including poetry, is pervaded by his deep Protestant beliefs. His diaries Unter dem Schatten deiner Flügel (1956) are devastating, particularly in light of the fact that he, his Jewish wife, and her daughter committed suicide in 1942. |
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