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Gottfried Keller

Born

in Zürich, Switzerland

July 19, 1819

Died

July 15, 1890

Genre

Fiction

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Gottfried Keller (* 19. Juli 1819 in Zürich; † 15. Juli 1890 in Zürich) war ein Schweizer Dichter und Politiker.

Seine Lyrik regte eine Vielzahl von Musikern zur Vertonung an, mit seinen Novellen "Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe" und "Kleider machen Leute" hatte er Meisterwerke der deutschsprachigen Erzählkunst geschaffen. Schon zu seinen Lebzeiten galt er als einer der bedeutendsten Vertreter der Epoche des bürgerlichen Realismus. ...more

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Average rating: 3.18 · 11,948 ratings · 514 reviews · 813 distinct works • Similar authors

	Kleider machen Leute 3.13 avg rating — 6,512 ratings — published 1874 — 269 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe 3.02 avg rating — 3,497 ratings — published 1856 — 182 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Green Henry by Gottfried Keller, Gordon A. Craig (Introduction), A.M. Holt (Translator) 3.77 avg rating — 469 ratings — published 1854 — 149 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Leute von Seldwyla 3.75 avg rating — 242 ratings — published 1874 — 132 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spiegel, das Kätzchen 3.74 avg rating — 208 ratings — published 1856 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die drei gerechten Kammacher 2.92 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 1856 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die missbrauchten Liebesbriefe 3.41 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 1874 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pankraz der Schmoller liked it 3.00 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 1856 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Der Schmied seines Glückes 3.30 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1986 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Das Fähnlein der sieben Aufrechten 3.27 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 1877 — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Seldwyla (13 books)
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Der grüne Heinrich (3 books)
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3.77 avg rating — 491 ratings

Quotes by Gottfried Keller (?)

“Es sind die kleinen Dinge, die die Welt vergrößern.”
― Gottfried Keller, Die Leute von Seldwyla

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“The moral of my book is that anyone who doesn't succeed in bringing his personal relations and those of his family into a secure state is also incapable of assuming an effective position in civil life.”
― Gottfried Keller

tags: civil-liberty, inspirational, political

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“Wie tief im Menschen leben jede jener Fabeln: wurzelt, auf welche die großen alten Werke gebaut sind.”
― Gottfried Keller, Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe

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