Download or read book Berlin Alexanderplatz written by Peter Jelavich and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2009-03-31 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jelavich examines Alfred Döblin's 1929 novel 'Berlin Alexanderplatz', which questioned the autonomy & coherence of the human personality in the modern metropolis, & traces the discrepancies that radically altered the work when it was adapted for radio & as a motion picture.