Hans Fallada, born Rudolf Wilhelm Friedrich Ditzen, was a renowned German writer of the early 20th century. Born on July 21, 1893, in Greifswald, he passed away on February 5, 1947, in Berlin.

Fallada is celebrated for his novels Little Man, What Now? (1932) and Every Man Dies Alone (1947), which are considered classics of German literature. His works are primarily associated with the New Objectivity literary movement, known for its emotionless reportage style and precise detailing.

The pseudonym "Hans Fallada" is derived from characters in Grimm's Fairy Tales: the protagonist of Hans in Luck and the magical talking horse Fallada in The Goose Girl. Fallada was born to a magistrate father and a mother with a middle-class background, both of whom had a love for music and literature.