Sacher-Masoch, Alexander von#
Sacher-Masoch, Alexander von, b. Vítkovice, Czech Republic (then Witkowitz), Nov. 18, 1901, d. Vienna, Aug. 17, 1972, narrative writer, playwright, poet. Son of Artur Wolfgang von Sacher-Masoch, great-nephew of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch. Chemist, from 1938 journalist in Belgrade, 1940-1943 imprisoned on the isle of Korčula, 1944-1946 worked for the radio service of the allied forces. Together with F. T. Csokor was a major contributor to the re-establishment of the Austrian P.E.N. Club, became its first secretary general after the war. Founder and editor-in-chief of the publication "Oesterreichisches Tagebuch" (1946-1950). His novels and stories describe life in imperial Austria.
Works#
novels: Die Parade, 1946; Beppo und Pule, 1947; Abenteuer eines Sommers, 1948; Die Oelgaerten brennen, 1956. - Narratives: Piplatsch traeumt. Zigeunergeschichten, 1949; Es war Ginster ..., 1952; Der verlorene Garten, 1953; Vierbeinige Geschichten, 1953. - Drama: Das unsichtbare Volk, 1947 (with P. Rismondo, radio play 1958). - Translations.Literature#
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