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The narrative follows a cultivated, disenchanted young man whose personal longing and social observations lead into a depiction of a future, revitalized Jewish homeland. It contrasts his melancholic urban existence and romantic yearning with an extended vision of a technologically advanced, tolerant society organized through collective planning. The text outlines social, economic, and cultural reforms while engaging debates about identity, secularism, and modernity. Episodes alternate between private dilemmas and broad civic design, presenting both interpersonal drama and practical schemes for coexistence, national renewal, and the challenges of building a modern communal life.

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Title: Altneuland

Roman

Author: Theodor Herzl

Release date: October 31, 2025 [eBook #77162]

Language: German

Original publication: Berlin: Hermann Seemann Nachfolger, Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.h, 1912

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[Inhalt]

Altneuland

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Berlin und Leipzig
Hermann Seemann Nachfolger, Verlagsgesellschaft m. b. h.
Berliner Adresse: Berlin NW 87, Wullenweberstraße 8

[Inhalt]

Dem Andenken

meines Vaters Jacob Herzl
geb. 14. April 1835, gest. 9. Juni 1902

und

meiner Schwester Pauline Herzl
geb. 10. März 1859, gest. 7 Februar 1878

gewidmet [1]