▁until ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁lived ▁with ▁Henri ette ▁Car bon ara . ▁ ▁Stern heim ▁died ▁in ▁I xelles ▁( Br uss els ) ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁I xelles ▁C emetery . ▁A ▁friend ▁of ▁his , ▁Marcel ▁H ast ir ▁( 1 9 0 6 – 2 0 1 1 ), ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁tomb . ▁ ▁Stern heim ' s ▁circle ▁of ▁prominent ▁friends ▁included ▁Gott fried ▁B enn , ▁Carl ▁Ein stein , ▁Franz ▁Pf em fert , ▁Wal ther ▁R ath en au , ▁Ernst ▁Stad ler , ▁Hugo ▁von ▁Tsch udi , ▁Fritz ▁von ▁Un ru h , ▁and ▁Otto ▁V ries land er . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁he ▁presented ▁the ▁prize ▁money ▁for ▁the ▁Font ane ▁Prize ▁to ▁the ▁then ▁largely ▁unknown ▁K afka . ▁ ▁The ▁Naz i ▁authorities ▁b anned ▁Stern heim ' s ▁work ▁not ▁only ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁partial ▁Jewish ▁descent ▁but ▁also ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁sav age ▁com edic ▁assault s ▁on ▁the ▁perce ived ▁moral ▁cor ruption ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁b our ge ois ie . ▁ ▁Ada pt ations ▁Stern heim ' s ▁works ▁remain ▁popular ▁in ▁Germany , ▁but ▁English ▁language ▁produ ctions ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁rare . ▁This ▁is ▁in ▁part ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁English ▁com ed ies ▁already ▁in ▁existence , ▁by pass ing ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁transl ations ▁of ▁German ▁com ed ies .