The Writer's Place: Heimito von Doderer and the Alsergrund District of Vienna (STUDIES IN AUSTRIAN LITERATURE, CULTURE, AND THOUGHT TRANSLATION SERIES) - Softcover

Pfeiffer, Engelbert

9781572410947: The Writer's Place: Heimito von Doderer and the Alsergrund District of Vienna (STUDIES IN AUSTRIAN LITERATURE, CULTURE, AND THOUGHT TRANSLATION SERIES)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1572410949 ISBN 13: 9781572410947

Publisher: Ariadne Press, 2007

A biographical and interpretive study of Heimito von Doderer (1896-1966) who remains one of the most acclaimed Austrian novelist of the post-World War II era. Long appreciated as a traditionalist who championed the avant-garde emerging after his time, Doderer has gained a new generation of admirers among writers working in German and has been newly revalued as a craftsman and a visionary of urgent relevance to modernist and postmodernist authors. As his influence enjoys a resurgence in the German-speaking world, this biographical and interpretive study hopes to bring Doderer and his achievement closer to English-speaking readers.

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About the Author:

Engelbert Pfeiffer was long active as a counseling psychologist in Vienna and member of the Viennese Working Group for Depth Psychology. He has published extensively on local history, especially as it pertains to the work of Doderer. For some twenty-five years he has served as curator of the Doderer memorial rooms at the Alsergrund District Museum in Vienna.

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