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Awards, adaptations and setting
Adaptations
- Der Untertan film, 1951
- Man of Straw television series
Setting and characters
- Set in
- Berlin (German Empire)
In print
- Editions recorded
- 52 on Open Library, 5 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 12 languages
- Free to read
- Project Gutenberg (out of copyright in the US)
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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How many editions of Der Untertan are there?
We track 1 edition of Der Untertan. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has Der Untertan been adapted?
Yes, including Man of Straw (television series), Der Untertan (film, 1951), according to Wikidata.
When was Der Untertan first published?
Der Untertan by Heinrich Mann was first published in 1918.
Can I read Der Untertan for free?
Yes: the text is out of copyright in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg. Collectors still pay for the first edition, which is the physical object, not the words.
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