!!!Perkonig, Josef Friedrich

b. Ferlach (Carinthia), Aug. 3, 1890, 
d. Klagenfurt (Carinthia), Feb. 8, 1959, narrative writer, dramatist, 
author of radio and TV plays, film producer. Teacher at the teacher 
training college in Klagenfurt. In his novels he describes mainly 
people and landscapes of the Austrian - Slovenian border area. 
Austrian State Prize 1935.

!Works
Novels: Die stillen Koenigreiche, 1917; Bergsegen, 1928 (Auf 
dem Berge leben, 1935); Mensch wie du und ich, 1932; Nikolaus 
Tschinderle, Raeuberhauptmann, 1936; Patrioten, 1950; Ev und 
Christopher, 1952. - Autobiography: Im Morgenlicht, 1948. - Novellas, 
essays, translations from Slovenian. - Edition: Ausgewaehlte Werke, 8 
vols., 1965-1968.



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