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Alfred Neumann

アルフレート・ノイマン

Arufureeto Noiman

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1895-10-15 （Lautenburg (now Lidzbark), Germany (now Poland)）
Died
1952-10-03 （Lugano, Switzerland） age 56
Nationality
German, United States
Languages
German, English
Residence History
Germany (birth, early life) → Italy (early 1930s–1938) → France (1938–1941) → United States, Los Angeles (1941–1949) → Switzerland, Lugano (place of death)

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Playwright, Screenwriter, Translator, Poet
Active Years
1920-1952

Awards

Kleist Prize
1926
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Der Patriot (The Patriot)

Novel

A novel dealing with conflicts around patriotism and power. It was adapted for the stage and filmed (notably the 1928 film directed by Ernst Lubitsch).

patriotismpowerbetrayal
Adaptations
  • [Film] The Patriot (1928) / Ernst Lubitsch (1928)
  • [Film (remake)] The Patriot (1938, French remake) / Maurice Tourneur (1938)

The Devil

Novel

A work exploring inner human conflicts and moral dilemmas. Detailed publication information is unclear.

moralityinner lifetemptation

King Haber

Novel

One of his notable longer works. Information about translations is uncertain.

powercharacter study

Bibliography

  • Life of Christina of Sweden
  • Man of December
  • Mirror of Fools
  • New Caesar
  • The Friends of the People
  • Six of Them
  • The Devil
  • Der Patriot (The Patriot)
  • King Haber

Adaptations

  • The Patriot (1928, dir. Ernst Lubitsch)
  • The Patriot (1938, French remake, dir. Maurice Tourneur)
  • La Tragédie impériale (1938) — film based on his novel (Rasputin)
  • None Shall Escape (1944, screenwriting)
  • Conflict (1945, screenwriting)
  • The Return of Monte Cristo (1946, screenwriting)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Realistic and dramatic style dealing with political and historical themesStrongly dramatic expressions suitable for stage and film adaptation
Recurring Motifs
power and its corruptionpatriotism and betrayalreexamination of historical figures/events

Legacy

Neumann was recognized (including the 1926 Kleist Prize) but suffered property seizure and bans under the Third Reich due to his Jewish heritage. During and after the war he worked as a screenwriter and dramatist, leaving international influence through film and stage adaptations.

Trivia

  • His property was seized while he was in Italy after the Nazi rise to power in 1933.
  • He received the Kleist Prize in 1926.
  • Der Patriot was filmed in 1928 (dir. Ernst Lubitsch) and remade in France in 1938.
  • He moved to Los Angeles in 1941 and became a U.S. citizen; he stayed in the U.S. until 1949.
  • In 1942 he produced a successful stage adaptation of War and Peace.