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era, but the story of a merciless tyrant playing with the weaknesses of his underlings was often seen as a clear allegory on Germany's political situation. This interpretation is doubtful, though, as most of the novel was written before the Nazi takeover in 1933. In 1936 Bergengruen was received
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for being unfit to contribute to German culture. Although Bergengruen was politically a staunch conservative, his Catholicism—as well as the fact that his wife was of partly Jewish heritage—contributed to his alienation from the Nazi regime.
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Bergengruen started writing novels and short stories in 1923 and decided to become a full-time writer in 1927. While his earlier works were of a more contemplative nature and pondered metaphysical and religious questions, the
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On 4 October 1919, he married Charlotte Hensel (1896–1990), a great-granddaughter of the composer
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In 1942, after his house in Munich was destroyed by bombs, Bergengruen moved to
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rise to power led him to write more political works. His most successful novel,
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Bergengruen
Werner Bergengruen
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