Alfred Döblin is one of the most important twentieth-century German writers. This volume
reassesses the uniquely interdisciplinary quality of his texts which are paradigms of the
encounter between literary and scientific modernity. It analyses Döblin’s best-known literary
works as well as his medical essays political journalism and autobiographical texts and it
situates him in relation to other writers such as Heine Benn Brecht and Sebald. Wide-ranging
and with contributions in English and German this is a valuable study for students and
advanced researchers alike.
