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Carl Spitteler
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Swiss writer (1845–1924)

Also known as: Carl Felix Tandem, Carl Friedrich Georg Spitteler, Karl Spitteler, Spitteler, Карл Шпиттелер, كارل شبيتلر

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Known works

  • Meine frühesten Erlebnisse (1920)
  • Ainsi parlait Carl Spitteler
  • Imago (1906)
  • Unser Schweizer Standpunkt
  • Lachende Wahrheiten (1898)