Marcel Reich-Ranicki
Marcel Reich-Ranicki was a Polish-born German literary critic and member of the literary group Gruppe 47. He was regarded as one of the most influential contemporary literary critics in the field of German literature and has often been called Literaturpapst ("Pope of Literature") in Germany.
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“I read Hesse's Steppenwolf thrice. The first time I was enchanted, the second time disappointed, the third time appalled.”
Marcel Reich-Ranicki