Alma manon gropius october 5, 1916 april 22, 1935 was the daughter of the architect walter gropius and the composer and diarist alma mahler and the stepdaughter of the novelist and poet franz werfel. The story takes a unique course, describing a peripheral figure but in a context where her significance and centrality in the lives of her famous parents and circles comes into relief. The beautiful, talented manon gropius daughter of alma mahler and walter. Alma had by that time established a relationship with franz werfel, whom she later married. Walter gropius germanamerican architect britannica. In manons world, james reidel explores the life and.
The story takes a unique course, describing a peripheral figure but in a context. A hauntology of a daughter in the triangle of alma mahler, walter gropius and franz werfel by james reidel jun 15, 2020 hardcover. The forty days of musa dagh by franz werfel overdrive. Franz werfel has 108 books on goodreads with 10270 ratings. Alma mahlerwerfel, and the bridge is love hutchinson of london, first published september 1959,third impression april 1960 gustav mahler, letters to his wife 190111.
In manon s world, james reidel explores the life and death of a child at the center of a broken love triangle. This is the story of how the people of several armenian villages in the mountains alo. Genealogy profile for martin carl johannes gropius werfel martin carl johannes gropius werfel 1918 1919 genealogy genealogy for martin carl johannes gropius werfel 1918 1919 family tree on geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. An unsparing portrait of alma mahler as wife, mistress and. Alma mahler project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. By early 1918 mahler began a relationship with franz werfel. In 1912, werfel moved to leipzig, where he became an editor for kurt wolff s new publishing firm, where werfel championed and edited georg trakl s first book of poetry. Franz viktor werfel 10 september 1890 26 august 1945 was an austrianbohemian novelist, playwright, and poet whose career spanned world war i, the interwar period, and world war ii. Apr 01, 2020 walter gropius, german american architect and educator who, particularly as director of the bauhaus 191928, exerted a major influence on the development of modern architecture. The forty days of musa dagh, book by franz werfel paperback.
What is more apparent now is the personal story that werfel tells, informed by events and people in his own life, a device he often used in his other novels as well, in which the author, his wife alma, his stepdaughter manon gropius, and others in his circle are reinvented. Correspondence to and from alma mahler, franz werfel, and adolf klarmann. Mar 01, 2019 a rrogant and charmless, obsessed with his own image, even phoney this is how walter gropius, founder of the bauhaus, the most influential of all art schools, is remembered. Manon gropius vollstandiger name manon alma anna justine caroline gropius, spitzname. A previously unpublished selection of letters by walter gropius to his daughter, manon, reveals a personal side of the architect and bauhaus founder. Through the latter, werfel met and fell in love with alma mahler. Franz viktor werfel was an austrianbohemian novelist, playwright, and.
His works, many executed in collaboration with other architects, included the school building and faculty housing at. The boy spent much of his early life in the care of a czech nanny, barbara babi simunkova, who took him to. One of the leading 20thcentury literary figures of prenazi austria, franz werfel was born in prague, czechoslovakia, in 1890, the first child of a jewish glove manufacturer and his wife. Manon gropius 19161935 was the daughter of alma mahler, the widow of gustav mahler, and the architect walter gropius, the founder of the bauhaus, and the stepdaughter of the writer franz werfel. Alma margaretha maria mahlerwerfel schindler 1879 1964. Class reunion by werfel, franz private library of henriette wyeth hurd and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Franz werfel, germanlanguage writer who attained prominence as an expressionist poet, playwright, and novelist and whose works espoused human brotherhood, heroism, and religious faith. Alma, who was also a composer, had already set one. A hauntology of a daughter in the triangle of alma mahler, walter gropius and franz werfel, james reidel is published by seagull. Alma mahler and franz werfel in their house in beverly hills, 610 bedford drive. The forty days of musa dagh is werfels masterpiece that brought him international acclaim in 1933, drawing the worlds attention to the armenian genocide. Mar 28, 2019 manon gropius with her parents alma mahlerwerfel and walter gropius 1918 image via wikimedia meanwhile, the war interfered with mahler and gropiuss marriage, too, causing them to be. Werfel wrote poetry and plays but is best known for his novels. Manon gropius with her parents alma mahlerwerfel and walter gropius.
Cella was modeled on werfels stepdaughter manon gropius, the progeny of architect walter gropius and. Franz werfel project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Books by sandy lesberg author of alma mahlergropiuswerfel. Franz werfel books list of books by author franz werfel. Manon gropius is most often cited as the angel and dedicatee of bergs violin concerto. While he lived in germany, werfels milieu grew to include else laskerschuler, martin buber, rainer maria rilke, among other germanlanguage writers, poets, and intellectuals in the first decades of the twentieth century.
He will also be working on his book about manon gropius, a microhistory of the daughter of walter gropius, alma mahler, and franz werfel that looks at their. Jul 07, 2015 she was wife to three famous husbands composer gustav mahler, architect and bauhaus founder walter gropius and author franz werfel mistress to artist oskar kokoschka, and lover to many. Manon gropius 19161935 was the daughter of alma mahler, the widow of gustav mahler, and the architect walter gropius. Sandy lesbergs most popular book is alma mahlergropiuswerfel. A hauntology of a daughter in the triangle of alma mahler, walter gropius and franz werfel james reidel on. Alma mahler werfel, widow of the writer franz werfel and earlier of the composer gustav mahler, died yesterday in her apartment at 120 east 73d. The untold story of alma mahler and her relationship to the bauhaus. In august 1915 she married the architect walter gropius.
Books by franz werfel author of the forty days of musa dagh. From what i can tell, werfel and kafka knew each other in prague and, it seems, werfel almost channels him here. This is the story of how the people of several armenian villages in the mountains along the coast of presentday turkey and syria chose not to obey the deportation order of the turkish government. The forty days of musa dagh is franz werfel s masterpiece that brought him international acclaim in 1933, drawing the worlds attention to the armenian genocide. Cella, or, the survivors 9780805009071 by werfel, franz and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices.
Born in 1879, the daughter of a viennese painter, alma mahler inspired the passionate love and devotion of an astonishing array of creative artists. The untold story of alma mahler and her relationship to the. Works by or about franz werfel at internet archive. The daughter of alma and walter, manon alma gropius, was born on 5. She was buried on 8 february 1965 in the grinzing cemetery of vienna, in the same grave as her daughter manon gropius and just a few steps away from her first husband gustav mahler 153154. Sandy lesberg has 50 books on goodreads with 152 ratings. The most popular of werfel s works was the novel the song of bernadette 1942, recounting the miraculous vision of the virgin mary granted to the young girl who founded lourdes.
Their daughter, manon, was born the following year. Then alma started an affair with the writer franz werfel. Genealogy profile for alma margaretha maria mahler werfel alma margaretha maria mahler werfel schindler 1879 1964 genealogy genealogy for alma margaretha maria mahler werfel schindler 1879 1964 family tree on geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. In 1912, werfel moved to leipzig, where he became an editor for kurt wolffs new publishing firm, where werfel championed and edited georg trakls first book of poetry. Alma manon gropius was the daughter of the architect walter gropius 18831969 and the composer and diarist alma mahler 18791964 and the stepdaughter of the novelist and poet franz werfel 18901945. Alma manon gropius was the daughter of the architect walter gropius and the composer and diarist alma mahler and the stepdaughter of the novelist and poet franz werfel. Alma mahlerwerfel died 11 december 1964 in new york city. Martin carl johannes gropius werfel 1918 1919 genealogy. In manons world, james reidel explores the life and death of a child at the center of a broken love triangle. Pale blue ink in a ladys hand by franz werfel, paperback. The son of a glove manufacturer, werfel left home to work in a hamburg shipping house. Other werfel novels also feature characters modeled on manon, notably the prophet jeremiahs egyptian. Franz werfel s bestknown works include the forty days of musa dagh 1933, a classic historical novel that portrays armenian resistance to the turks, and the song of bernadette 1941.
He is primarily known as the author of the forty days of musa dagh 1933, english tr. Franz werfel 18901945 czechborn poet, playwright, and novelist, whose central themes were religious faith, heroism, and human brotherhood. Haus style the life of walter gropius, founder of the. When manon died of polio at age 18, in 1935, composer alban berg wrote his violin concerto in memory of her it is inscribed to the memory of an angel. The forty days of musa dagh is franz werfels masterpiece that brought him international acclaim in 1933, drawing the worlds attention to the armenian genocide. The forty days of musa dagh verba mundi paperback 9781567924077 by werfel, franz and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. She married three of themthe composer gustav mahler, the architect walter gropius, and the writer franz werfel and had a host of admirers and lovers, including the painters oscar kokoschka, egon schiele, and gustav klimpt. Franz werfels most popular book is the forty days of musa dagh. Franz werfel and alma mahlerwerfel exiled germanspeaking. A hauntology of a daughter in the triangle of alma mahler, walter gropius and franz werfel. She is a randfigur whose importance lies in her key relationships to major figures. Werfel said he wrote the story in honor of his miraculous escape from the nazis but neither affirmed nor denied the miracle at lourdes.