Der Mensch ist gut by Leonhard Frank
"Der Mensch ist gut" by Leonhard Frank is a collection of five stories published in 1918. The work advocates radical pacifism through stark portrayals of World War I's cruelties. Each story follows different characters—a waiter, a war widow, a mother, lovers, and a military doctor—whose lives are shattered by war. Frank depicts authoritarian, capitalist societies as the root cause of conflict. The narratives converge as all protagonists join a unified peace protest,
culminating in revolution. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Frank, Leonhard, 1882-1961 |
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| Title | Der Mensch ist gut |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Mensch_ist_gut |
| Credits | Produced by Jens Sadowski |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 74.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 35176 |
| Release Date | Feb 5, 2011 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 9, 2014 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 394 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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