Abstract
The article provides an overview of the journalistic activities of the Prague-based German writer Paul Leppin for the magazine Die Warheit, which in 1925-1933 was one of Leppin's main publishing platforms. More in-depth attention is paid to the author’s general theses on art, Czech-German relations and his own attitude towards the Czechoslovak Republic, reviews of German writers from the Czech lands and film criticism. These aspects of Leppin's journalistic work for Die Wahrheit are complemented by insights into the contexts of literary and cultural-political discussions and events. The author’s self-stylization as a unique witness to old Prague, his specific interest in the moral dimension of art, and his defense of kitsch filmmaking at a time of economic and political crisis in Europe are highlighted.
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