Kurt Tucholsky

James M. Skidmore (University of Waterloo)

Ed. by Gerhard P. Knapp, University of Utah
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.2.06: French Writing and Culture: Early Twentieth-century , 1900-1945.
Vol. editors: Kate Averis (University of Western Australia), Hugo Azerad (University of Cambridge), Patrick ffrench (King's College London), Edward Forman (University of Bristol), Akane Kawakami (Birkbeck, University of London), Siobhán McIlvanney (King's College London), Sinan Richards (King's College London), Tim Unwin (University of Bristol), David Williams (University of Sheffield)

Dates

Born 9 Jan 1890
Died 21 Dec 1935
Activity 1912-1935

Places

Born in Germany
Active in France; Germany; Sweden

Cultural Identities

Jewish European

Activities

Primary

Cultural Theorist/ Critic
Journalist
Literary Critic/ Historian
Novelist
Poet
Satirist

Resources

Tucholsky's Works

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Probably the best-known and influential journalist of the Weimar Republic, Kurt Tucholsky displayed a mastery of various literary forms, all of which he employed in his harsh critique of German society. Widely recognized thanks to numerous reissues and translations of his work, Tucholsky has come to symbolize for many the best in independent critical opinion writing.

Tucholsky was born on 9 January 1890 in Berlin and grew up in Stettin (Szczecin, Poland). The eldest son of a well-off banker to whom he was close, Tucholsky had a difficult relationship with his mother even after his father's unexpected death in 1905. He completed his secondary schooling in Berlin, and then pursued legal studies in Berlin, Geneva, and Jena where he earned his law degree in 1915. In 1907 he published a

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Citation: Skidmore, James M.. "Kurt Tucholsky". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 29 November 2007 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=11874, accessed 21 November 2024.]