Vasovec, Ernst#
Vasovec, Ernst, b. Mohlnice nad Jizerou, Czech Republic (then Mueglitz an der March), Sept. 21, 1917, d. Vienna, Dec. 14, 1993, narrative writer, poet, school teacher. In his main piece of work, the excessively historical and philosophical novel trilogy "Der Stein des Sisyphos" (1969), "Sodom oder das Vorbestimmte und das Zugefuegte" (1978) and "Vom Ende der Welt" (1981), he combines contemporary Austrian history with elements from classical antiquity and Bible mythology.
Literature#
M. Mitchell, The Tradition of the "Big" Novel in Austria (...), in: Modern Austrian Literature 3/4, 1990.