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Feuchtwanger

American  
[foikht-vahng-uhr] / ˈfɔɪxtˌvɑŋ ər /

noun

  1. Lion 1884–1958, German novelist and dramatist.


Feuchtwanger British  
/ ˈfɔɪçtvaŋər /

noun

  1. Lion (ˈliːɔn). 1884–1958, German novelist and dramatist, lived in the US (1940–58): noted for his historical novels, including Die hässliche Herzogin (1923) and Jud Süss (1925)

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“The Oppermanns,” by Lion Feuchtwanger, has enjoyed a resurgence given our current politics.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 12, 2025

Feuchtwanger is not as well-known in the U.S. as Mann, Gordon said, but he is seen as an important figure in Germany, especially for so openly and brilliantly opposing the Nazis as a Jewish man.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 10, 2025

What ensues may remind you of “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”: Paddington progressively ruins every room of Peter R. Feuchtwanger and David Goldstein’s ingenious two-level set.

From New York Times Dec. 22, 2019

As a Jewish child Feuchtwanger survived the rise of the Nazis when he and several of his family members were eventually able to escape abroad.

From Salon Jun. 7, 2018

Lloyd lit up when I asked him about those who did make it out: Brecht, Schoenberg, Feuchtwanger, and the other émigrés.

From The New Yorker Dec. 4, 2015

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