!!!Hammerschlag, Peter

Hammerschlag, Peter, b. Vienna, June 27, 1902, d. (probably 
in Auschwitz concentration camp, Poland) after July 17, 1942, author 
and revue artiste. From 1931 author of the Viennese revue "Der liebe 
Augustin". Rose to fame as an "instant poet" reacting to calls from 
the audience); also renowned for his grotesque poetry.

!Works
F. Torberg (ed.), Der Mond schlug grad halb acht. 
Grotesk-Gedichte, 1972; G. Bronner (ed.), Steif weht die Brise von der 
Postsparkassa. Groteske Gedichte und Gelegenheitsprosa, 1984; F. 
Achleitner (ed.), Die Wueste ist aus gelbem Mehl, 1997.

!Literature
I. Reisner, Kabarett als Werkstatt des Theaters, doctoral 
thesis, Vienna 1962; V. Kaukoreit and 
M. Kiegler-Griensteidl, Kringel - Schlingel - Borgia. Materialien 
zu P. H., 1997.


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