Berthold Auerbach (1812–1882) was a German-Jewish author and poet. He was born in the small town of Schlettstadt in the Palatinate region of Germany. He studied at the universities of Heidelberg and Munich, and then worked as a tutor in Paris. Auerbach is best known for his short stories and novels, which often focused on rural life in Germany. His most famous works include the novel On the Heights (1850) and the short story collection Village Tales (1856). He also wrote several plays and poems. Auerbach was a strong advocate for Jewish rights and was a vocal opponent of anti-Semitism. He was a friend of the German poet Heinrich Heine, and his works were often inspired by Heine's writings. Auerbach's works were widely read in Germany and abroad, and he was a popular figure in the literary world. He died in 1882 in Baden-Baden, Germany.
19 works on Textopian