Kräftner, Hertha#
Kraeftner, Hertha, b. Vienna, April 26, 1928, d. Vienna, Nov. 13, 1951 (suicide), poet and narrative writer. her first literary works (from 1946) were influenced by G. Trakl and R. M. Rilke. Her texts were published in anthologies and magazines and fall under the tradition of a "psycho-grammatical literature" and are strongly autobiographical in character.
Works#
Einem Strassengeiger, 1948; Pariser Tagebuch, 1950. - Editions: Warum hier? Warum heute?, 1963; Das Werk. Gedichte, Skizzen, Tagebuecher, 1977; Das blaue Licht, 1981.Literature#
S. Grossi, Die psychogrammatische Struktur der Dichtung H. K., doctoral thesis, Salzburg 1973; G. Altmann, H. K., master´s thesis, Vienna, 1990.