Artist Info: Klabund

Alfred Henschke (4 November 1890 – 14 August 1928), better known by his pseudonym Klabund, was a German writer. He completed 25 plays and 14 novels—several of which were published only after his death—numerous short stories, many adaptations, and several works on the history of literature. Between 1998 and 2003, a collection of his works appeared in eight volumes. Klabund, born Alfred Henschke in 1890 in Crossen, was the son of an apothecary. [read more...]