Paul Alverdes was a German novelist and poet. He volunteered for duty in World War I and sustained a severe injury to his throat. Alverdes wrote The Whistlers’ Room a decade after ...view morePaul Alverdes was a German novelist and poet. He volunteered for duty in World War I and sustained a severe injury to his throat. Alverdes wrote The Whistlers’ Room a decade after his service, and later wrote children’s books as well.
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