Perutz, Leo Leopold#
b. Prague (Czech Republic), Nov. 2, 1882, d. Bad Ischl (Upper Austria), Aug. 25, 1957, novelist, narrative writer, dramatist and mathematician. Lived in Vienna until 1938, emigrated to Palestine. P. became famous with his novel "Zwischen neun und neun" (1918). Then wrote a series of historical and contemporary novels, which made him one of the most successful authors between the two world wars. In exile wrote "Nachts unter der steinernen Bruecke" (1953), which combines separate novellas in one novel. After World War II P. stayed intermittently in Austria again.
Further works#
Novels: Die dritte Kugel, 1915; Der Marques de Bolibar, 1920; Die Geburt des Antichrist, 1921; Der Meister des juengsten Tages, 1923; Turlupin, 1924; Wohin rollst du, Aepfelchen ..., 1928; St. Petri-Schnee, 1933; Der schwedische Reiter, 1936; Der Judas des Leonardo, 1959. - Dramas. - Edition: Reprints of the original editions, published by H.-H. Mueller, 1992ff.Literature#
H.-H. Mueller and W. Schernus, L. P. - eine Bibliographie, 1991; H.-H. Mueller, L. P., 1992.