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Heinrich von Kleist

Born

in Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany

October 18, 1777

Died

November 21, 1811

Website

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_von_Kleist

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Short Stories, Poetry

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The dramatist, writer, lyricist, and publicist Heinrich von Kleist was born in Frankfurt an der Oder in 1777. Upon his father's early death in 1788 when he was ten, he was sent to the house of the preacher S. Cartel and attended the French Gymnasium. In 1792, Kleist entered the guard regiment in Potsdam and took part in the Rhein campaign against France in 1796. Kleist voluntarily resigned from army service in 1799 and until 1800 studied philosophy, physics, mathematics, and political science at Viadrina University in Frankfurt an der Oder. He went to Berlin early in the year 1800 and penned his drama "Die Familie Ghonorez". Kleist, who tended to irrationalism and was often tormented by a longing for death, then lit out restlessly through G ...more

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	Michael Kohlhaas by Heinrich von Kleist, Martin Greenberg (Translator) 3.56 avg rating — 6,842 ratings — published 1810 — 9 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 zerbrochne Krug 2.98 avg rating — 7,702 ratings — published 1811 — 240 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
	The Marquise of O— and Other Stories by Heinrich von Kleist, David Luke (Translator & Introduction), Nigel Reeves (Translator & Introduction) 3.48 avg rating — 4,947 ratings — published 1808 — 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 Marquise von O... / Das Erdbeben in Chili by Heinrich von Kleist, Christian Wagenknecht (Afterword) 3.09 avg rating — 3,254 ratings — published 1810	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 Erdbeben in Chili 3.29 avg rating — 1,927 ratings — published 1807 — 63 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
	Penthesilea: A Tragic Drama by Heinrich von Kleist, Joel Agee 3.76 avg rating — 1,193 ratings — published 1808 — 10 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
	The Prince of Homburg by Heinrich von Kleist, Neil Bartlett (Adapter), David Bryer (Adapter) 3.14 avg rating — 1,210 ratings — published 1821 — 169 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
	On a Theatre of Marionettes by Heinrich von Kleist, Gerti Wilford (Translator) 3.94 avg rating — 576 ratings — published 1810 — 3 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
	Amphitryon 3.52 avg rating — 458 ratings — 55 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 Käthchen von Heilbronn 3.50 avg rating — 374 ratings — published 1810 — 89 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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“But paradise is locked and bolted....
We must make a journey around the world to see if a back door has perhaps been left open.”
― Heinrich von Kleist, On a Theatre of Marionettes

tags: inspirational, tenacity

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“the kiss and the bite are such close cousins that in the heat of love they are too readily confounded”
― Kleist Heinrich Von

tags: hatred, love

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“Misconceptions are unavoidable now that we've eaten of the Tree of Knowledge. But Paradise is locked and bolted, and the cherubim stands behind us. We have to go on and make the journey round the world to see if it is perhaps open somewhere at the back.”
― Heinrich von Kleist, On a Theatre of Marionettes

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May 2025 - Short Story/Novella Poll

The Machine Stops E.M. Forster

22 votes, 20.0%

The Signal-Man by Charles Dickens

19 votes, 17.3%

Stancliffe's Hotel by Charlotte Brontë

18 votes, 16.4%

The Lottery in Babylon by Jorge Luis Borges found in The Garden of Forking Paths

15 votes, 13.6%

The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole

12 votes, 10.9%

Silent Snow, Secret Snow by Conrad Aiken

7 votes, 6.4%

The Voice in the Night by William Hope Hodgson

6 votes, 5.5%

A Horseman in the Sky by Ambrose Bierce

6 votes, 5.5%

Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters

5 votes, 4.5%

Michael Kohlhaas: A Tale from an Old Chronicle by Heinrich von Kleist

0 votes, 0.0%

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