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Max Brod (Hebrew: מקס ברוד; 27 May 1884 – 20 December 1968) was a Bohemian -born Israeli author, composer, and journalist. Although he was a prolific writer in his own right, he is best remembered as the friend and biographer of writer Franz Kafka.
Max Brod (born May 27, 1884, Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now in Czech Republic]—died Dec. 20, 1968, Tel Aviv, Israel) was a German-language novelist and essayist known primarily as the friend of Franz Kafka and as the editor of his major works, which were published after Kafka’s death.
Max Brod (1884–1968), novelist, philosopher, and cultural critic, is most widely known as the biographer and editor of Franz Kafka (1883–1924). Although Brod grew up in Prague, he wrote in German. Brod was a Jewish communal leader and lifelong Zionist.
Czechoslovakian-born Israeli novelist, biographer, critic, poet, autobiographer, and playwright. Although perhaps best known as a friend, biographer, and editor of Franz Kafka,...
A versatile writer, novelist, playwright, poet, journalist, theatre, music and literary critic, editor and composer, translator, cultural organizer and prominent intermediary between German and Czech cultures. The best friend of Franz Kafka, whose exceptional gifts he recognized early on.
Jun 8, 2018 · Max Brod [1] (mäx brōd), 1884–1968, Israeli writer and composer, b. Prague. Brod is best known for his historical novels, written in German, notably The Redemption of Tycho Brahe [2] (1916, tr. 1928) and Reubeni, Prince of the Jews (1925, tr. 1928).
Max Brod's Late Years (1939-1968): Departure into Exile. Culture and Language, Israel, Zionism and Diaspora. Researcher: Anna-Dorothea Ludewig. Duration: 2020-2023. Supported by travel funds of the Fritz Thyssen Foundation. The life and work of Max Brod (1884-1968) marks various cornerstones of European-Jewish cultural history in the 20th ...
Max Brod (1884-1968) is best known for his historical novels and as the editor of Kafka's writings. He also wrote a biography of Heine, an autobiography, plays, poems,...
Max Brod was one of the most influential figures of the modernist literary scene in Prague, as well as its most important chronicler and promoter. Best remembered today for his role in preserving and editing the work of his close friend Franz Kafka, Brod was himself a writer of extraordinary breadth and output.
Jan 23, 2008 · Max Brod owes much of his fame to his close friend, Franz Kafka. Not only did he publish Kafka’s biography and interpretations of his works, as well as edit and publicize Kafka’s novels and stories, but as Kafka’s executor, he enriched modern literature by disregarding Kafka’s wish that he destroy his manuscripts after his death.
