Alfred Neumann (writer) facts for kids

Alfred Neumann was a talented German writer who lived from 1895 to 1952. He wrote many different kinds of stories, including novels, poems, and plays. He also worked on films and translated books into German.

Alfred Neumann: A Life in Words

Early Life and Achievements

Alfred Neumann was born on October 15, 1895, in a town called Lautenburg, which was part of Germany at the time. Today, this town is known as Lidzbark and is in Poland.

He became a well-known writer early in his career. In 1926, he won the important Kleist Prize for his writing. This award showed that he was a rising star in the literary world.

One of his famous novels, Der Patriot, was even turned into a play. Later, it became a movie in 1928, directed by Ernst Lubitsch. This film was so popular that it was made again in France in 1938.

Facing Challenges

In 1933, a difficult time began in Germany when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party came to power. Because Alfred Neumann had Jewish heritage, his writings were banned. This meant his books could not be published or sold in Germany.

At that time, Alfred Neumann was working in Italy. The Nazi party took away all his property in Germany. He stayed in Italy until 1938, when he moved to France to escape the difficult situation. While in France, one of his novels was used as the basis for a French film called La Tragédie impériale (1938).

Life in America

In 1941, Alfred Neumann moved to Los Angeles, a big city in the United States. He became a citizen of the U.S. and lived there until 1949.

During his time in America, he worked as a screenwriter, helping to write movies. Some of the films he worked on include None Shall Escape (1944), Conflict (1945), and The Return of Monte Cristo (1946).

He also created the first successful stage play based on the famous book War and Peace in 1942. This was a big achievement because War and Peace is a very long and complex story.

His Family and Later Years

Alfred Neumann was married twice. His first wife was a dancer from Switzerland. After they divorced, he married the daughter of Georg Müller, who was a publisher. Interestingly, Georg Müller had published Alfred Neumann's very first book of poems.

Alfred Neumann passed away on October 3, 1952, in Lugano, Switzerland. He was 56 years old.

Books by Alfred Neumann

Here is a list of some of the books Alfred Neumann published:

• Life of Christina of Sweden
• Man of December
• Mirror of fools
• New Caesar
• The friends of the people
• Six of them
• The Devil

See Also

In Spanish: Alfred Neumann para niños