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Johannes Robert Becher (pronounced [jo.ˈha.nəs ˈɛʁ ˈbɛ.çɐ] ⓘ, 22 May 1891 – 11 October 1958) was a German politician, novelist, and poet. He was affiliated with the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) before World War II.
Johannes Robert Becher war ein deutscher expressionistischer Dichter und SED-Politiker, Minister für Kultur sowie erster Präsident des Kulturbundes der DDR. Bekannt ist er auch als Verfasser des Textes der Nationalhymne der DDR.
Johannes Robert Becher was a German politician, novelist, and poet. He was affiliated with the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) before World War II. At one time, he was part of the literary avant-garde, writing in an expressionist style.
Anna Seghers and Johannes R. Becher, together with Bertolt Brecht, represent the most famous returning socialist exiles who shaped the first generation of GDR literature. All three authors are well-known for their pre-1945 works, and these are widely included in textbooks.
Summary. THERE ARE FEW GERMAN AUTHORS in the first half of the twentieth century whose works and life have been called exemplary or prototypical as often as those of Johannes R. Becher. In his youth he was considered one of the most talented and radical among his fellow expressionist poets, and his personal life was certainly scandalous: Becher ...
Johannes R. Becher has 77 books on Goodreads with 247 ratings. Johannes R. Becher’s most popular book is Abschied.
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Johannes R. Becher, Windflüchter. Bäume im Darß (Ahrenshoop), around 1950. The sonnet Windflüchter by the poet Johannes R. Becher not only describes the storm-battered trees on the coast of the Baltic Sea, it also reveals something of the life of the poet and emigrant in a turbulent story.
