Der 9. November

With his novel "The 9th of November," Bernhard Kellermann wrote the first bestseller of the young Weimar Republic in 1920. The material was drawn from the events of contemporary history: the horrors of World War I, the mass deaths at the front, the suffering of the population at home, and the cynicism of those in power.

This furious reckoning with the Wilhelmine Empire culminates in a hymn to the November Revolution of 1918. It is celebrated for liberating humanity from the grip of hatred and violence. Kellermann's book is a war novel, a social novel, and a Berlin urban novel all in one. Above all, it is an impressive literary document of a central crisis phase in German history and a compelling call for humanity and international understanding.