Alfred Bock Explained

Alfred Bock (14 October 1859, Giessen, Grand Duchy of Hesse – 6 March 1932, Giessen) was a German writer. In 1924, Bock was awarded the prestigious Georg Büchner Prize, the most important literary prize for German language literature.[1] [2] [3]

Bock was educated at the University of Giessen. Deutsche Biographie described Bock's style as "the art of a strong and comfortable bourgeoisie who takes people as forces of nature and the world without coloured glass."[4]

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  1. Web site: Büchner Prize German award. 2021-07-03. Encyclopedia Britannica. en.
  2. Web site: Bock, Alfred. 2021-07-03. www.projekt-gutenberg.org.
  3. Book: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110925432.373/html. Liste der Georg-Büchner-Preisträger. 2012-02-14. De Gruyter. 978-3-11-092543-2. de. 10.1515/9783110925432.373 . Geschichte des Georg-Büchner-Preises . 373–374 .
  4. Web site: Biographie. Deutsche. Bock, Alfred - Deutsche Biographie. 2021-07-03. www.deutsche-biographie.de. de.