Robert Walser

Swiss writer
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Born:
April 15, 1878, Biel, Switz.
Died:
Dec. 25, 1956, Herisau (aged 78, died on this day)

Robert Walser (born April 15, 1878, Biel, Switz.—died Dec. 25, 1956, Herisau) was a Swiss poet and novelist hailed after his death as a genius. After abandoning his studies at age 14, Walser took accounting lessons and attempted unsuccessfully to become an actor. He took up various humble occupations—butler, clerk, assistant librarian, and bookseller. His life was marked by a sense of alienation and a desire for solitude, also reflected in his literary work, which influenced some of the most renowned writers of the 20th century, including Franz Kafka, Robert Musil, and Elias Canetti. Among his best-known novels are Geschwister ...(100 of 220 words)