Hermann Sudermann: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born	September 30, 1857 • Lithuania
Died	November 21, 1928 (aged 71) • Berlin • Germany
Notable Works	“Dame Care” • “Magda” • “The Book of My Youth” • “The Excursion to Tilsit” • “The Song of Songs” • “What Money Cannot Buy”
Movement / Style	naturalism

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Sudermann, detail of an oil painting by Max Slevogt, 1927; in the National Gallery, Berlin

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