Franz werfel, germanlanguage writer who attained prominence as an expressionist poet, playwright, and novelist and whose works espoused human brotherhood, heroism, and religious faith. Mahler werfel papers, kislak center for special collections, rare books and manuscripts, university of pennsylvania. She is a randfigur whose importance lies in her key relationships to major figures. In manons world, james reidel explores the life and death of a child at the center of a broken love triangle. Alma manon gropius was the daughter of the architect walter gropius 18831969 and the composer and diarist alma mahler 18791964 and the stepdaughter of the novelist and poet franz werfel 18901945. In 1912, werfel moved to leipzig, where he became an editor for kurt wolffs new publishing firm, where werfel championed and edited georg trakls first book of poetry. Franz viktor werfel 10 september 1890 26 august 1945 was an austrianbohemian novelist, playwright, and poet whose career spanned world war i, the interwar period, and world war ii. A hauntology of a daughter in the triangle of alma mahler, walter gropius and franz werfel, james reidel is published by seagull. His works, many executed in collaboration with other architects, included the school building and faculty housing at. Class reunion by werfel, franz private library of henriette wyeth hurd and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Books by franz werfel author of the forty days of musa dagh. Mar 28, 2019 manon gropius with her parents alma mahlerwerfel and walter gropius 1918 image via wikimedia meanwhile, the war interfered with mahler and gropiuss marriage, too, causing them to be. Alma has been portrayed in a host of books, plays and films.
Manon gropius with her parents alma mahlerwerfel and walter gropius. A hauntology of a daughter in the triangle of alma mahler, walter gropius and franz werfel. Pale blue ink in a ladys hand by franz werfel, paperback. Other werfel novels also feature characters modeled on manon, notably the prophet jeremiahs egyptian. She was buried on 8 february 1965 in the grinzing cemetery of vienna, in the same grave as her daughter manon gropius and just a few steps away from her first husband gustav mahler 153154. The forty days of musa dagh is franz werfel s masterpiece that brought him international acclaim in 1933, drawing the worlds attention to the armenian genocide.
The most popular of werfel s works was the novel the song of bernadette 1942, recounting the miraculous vision of the virgin mary granted to the young girl who founded lourdes. This is the story of how the people of several armenian villages in the mountains along the coast of presentday turkey and syria chose not to obey the deportation order. Franz werfel 18901945 czechborn poet, playwright, and novelist, whose central themes were religious faith, heroism, and human brotherhood. Franz werfel and alma mahlerwerfel exiled germanspeaking. The story takes a unique course, describing a peripheral figure but in a context where her significance and centrality in the lives of her famous parents and circles comes into relief. Sandy lesbergs most popular book is alma mahlergropiuswerfel. Manon gropius 19161935 was the daughter of alma mahler, the widow of gustav mahler, and the architect walter gropius. Franz werfel papers at ucla franz werfel family papers at the leo baeck institute, ny a small album of miscellaneous photographs franz werfel author profile. Haus style the life of walter gropius, founder of the. In august 1915 she married the architect walter gropius. Genealogy profile for alma margaretha maria mahler werfel alma margaretha maria mahler werfel schindler 1879 1964 genealogy genealogy for alma margaretha maria mahler werfel schindler 1879 1964 family tree on geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
Franz viktor werfel was an austrianbohemian novelist, playwright, and. Franz werfel s bestknown 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 forty days of musa dagh verba mundi paperback 9781567924077 by werfel, franz and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books. Apr 01, 2020 walter gropius, german american architect and educator who, particularly as director of the bauhaus 191928, exerted a major influence on the development of modern architecture. Cella, or, the survivors 9780805009071 by werfel, franz and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Franz werfel books list of books by author franz werfel.
She married three of themthe composer gustav mahler, the architect walter gropius, and the writer franz werfel and had a host of admirers and lovers, including the painters oscar kokoschka, egon schiele, and gustav klimpt. She was wife to three famous husbands composer gustav mahler, architect and bauhaus founder walter gropius and author franz werfel mistress to artist oskar kokoschka, and lover to many. From what i can tell, werfel and kafka knew each other in prague and, it seems, werfel almost channels him here. The son of a glove manufacturer, werfel left home to work in a hamburg shipping house. The forty days of musa dagh by franz werfel overdrive. When manon died of polio at age 18, in 1935, composer alban berg wrote his violin concerto in memory of her it is inscribed to the memory of an angel. This is the story of how the people of several armenian villages in the mountains along the coast of presentday turkey and syria chose not to obey the deportation order of the turkish government. Then alma started an affair with the writer franz werfel. Walter gropius germanamerican architect britannica. What is more apparent now is the personal story that werfel tells, informed by events and people in his own life, a device he often used in his other novels as well, in which the author, his wife alma, his stepdaughter manon gropius, and others in his circle are reinvented. Alma mahler werfel, widow of the writer franz werfel and earlier of the composer gustav mahler, died yesterday in her apartment at 120 east 73d. The untold story of alma mahler and her relationship to the. The untold story of alma mahler and her relationship to the bauhaus. Alma, who was also a composer, had already set one.
Alma mahlerwerfel died 11 december 1964 in new york city. Alma manon gropius october 5, 1916 april 22, 1935 was the daughter of the architect walter gropius and the composer and diarist alma mahler and the stepdaughter of the novelist and poet franz werfel. Alma mahler and franz werfel in their house in beverly hills, 610 bedford drive. The forty days of musa dagh is werfels masterpiece that brought him international acclaim in 1933, drawing the worlds attention to the armenian genocide. A hauntology of a daughter in the triangle of alma mahler, walter gropius and franz werfel james reidel on. An unsparing portrait of alma mahler as wife, mistress and. In manons world, james reidel explores the life and. Franz werfels most popular book is the forty days of musa dagh. The beautiful, talented manon gropius daughter of alma mahler and walter. Through the latter, werfel met and fell in love with alma mahler. Letters to an angel, 192735, james reidel chronicles a decisive period in gropiuss life, from his last months at the bauhaus until his move to england.
At the center of the letters is the architects quest for a closer. Alma manon gropius was the daughter of the architect walter gropius and the composer and diarist alma mahler and the stepdaughter of the novelist and poet franz werfel. Franz werfel project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Werfel said he wrote the story in honor of his miraculous escape from the nazis but neither affirmed nor denied the miracle at lourdes. Alma margaretha maria mahlerwerfel schindler 1879 1964. Manon gropius 19161935 was the daughter of alma mahler, the widow of gustav mahler, and the architect walter gropius, the founder of the bauhaus, and the stepdaughter of the writer franz werfel. Books by sandy lesberg author of alma mahlergropiuswerfel. Jul 07, 2015 she was wife to three famous husbands composer gustav mahler, architect and bauhaus founder walter gropius and author franz werfel mistress to artist oskar kokoschka, and lover to many. Alma had by that time established a relationship with franz werfel, whom she later married. Cella was modeled on werfels stepdaughter manon gropius, the progeny of architect walter gropius and.
In 1912, werfel moved to leipzig, where he became an editor for kurt wolff s new publishing firm, where werfel championed and edited georg trakl s first book of poetry. The boy spent much of his early life in the care of a czech nanny, barbara babi simunkova, who took him to. Their daughter, manon, was born the following year. The forty days of musa dagh verba mundi paperback 9781567924077 by werfel, franz and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. A previously unpublished selection of letters by walter gropius to his daughter, manon, reveals a personal side of the architect and bauhaus founder. Franz werfel has 108 books on goodreads with 10270 ratings. One of the leading 20thcentury literary figures of prenazi austria, franz werfel was born in prague, czechoslovakia, in 1890, the first child of a jewish glove manufacturer and his wife. Werfel wrote poetry and plays but is best known for his novels. In manon s world, james reidel explores the life and death of a child at the center of a broken love triangle. While he lived in germany, werfels milieu grew to include else laskerschuler, martin buber, rainer maria rilke, among other germanlanguage writers, poets, and intellectuals in the first decades of the twentieth century. He will also be working on his book about manon gropius, a microhistory of the daughter of walter gropius, alma mahler, and franz werfel that looks at their. The forty days of musa dagh, book by franz werfel paperback. A remarkable book, manons world brilliantly evokes an extraordinary set of.
The forty days of musa dagh is franz werfels masterpiece that brought him international acclaim in 1933, drawing the worlds attention to the armenian genocide. Martin carl johannes gropius werfel 1918 1919 genealogy. This is the story of how the people of several armenian villages in the mountains alo. Correspondence to and from alma mahler, franz werfel, and adolf klarmann. Alma mahler project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Manon gropius vollstandiger name manon alma anna justine caroline gropius, spitzname. Genealogy profile for martin carl johannes gropius werfel martin carl johannes gropius werfel 1918 1919 genealogy genealogy for martin carl johannes gropius werfel 1918 1919 family tree on geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Sandy lesberg has 50 books on goodreads with 152 ratings. By early 1918 mahler began a relationship with franz werfel. The story takes a unique course, describing a peripheral figure but in a context. Works by or about franz werfel at internet archive.
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