Nowak, Heinrich#
Nowak, Heinrich, b. Vienna, Jan. 26, 1890, d. Zurich (Switzerland), Aug. 12, 1955, poet, prose author and journalist. With R. Mueller one of the most important authors of early Viennese expressionism, acquainted with O. Kokoschka and H. Flesch-Brunningen and others, member of the artists´ association "Die Katakombe". Published in numerous expressionist magazines; after 1918 journalist and reporter, 1939 emigrated to Switzerland.
Works#
Die tragische Gebaerde, 1913 (poems); Die Sonnenseuche, 1920. - Edition: Die Sonnenseuche. Das gesamte Werk, ed. by W. Ihrig and U. Janetzki, 1984.Literature#
W. Hoellerer, H. N. Ein verschollener Expressionist, in: Akzente 4, 1963.