The writer's place : Heimito von Doderer and the Alsergrund District of Vienna /

"Some thirty-five years after his death, the fiction writer Heimito von Doderer (1896-1966) remains possibly the most acclaimed and important Austrian novelist since World War II; long appreciated as a traditionalist who championed the avant-garde emerging after his time, Doderer has gained a n...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pfeiffer, Engelbert (Author)
Other Authors: Kling, Vincent, 1942- (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
German
Published: Riverside, Calif. : Ariadne Press, [2001], ©2001
Riverside, Calif. : c2001
Riverside, Calif. : [2001]
Series:Studies in Austrian literature, culture, and thought Translation series
Studies in Austrian literature, culture, and thought Translation series
Studies in Austrian literature, culture, and thought Translation series.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 The Early Years 21
  • 2. You Never Get Away from Your Family 27
  • 3. Studying in Alsergrund 34
  • 4. Doderer's Life from 1928 to 1956 66
  • 5. A Different Way of Living 79
  • 6. A Region as Metaphor 102
  • 7. Doderer's Last Address 134.
  • The Early Years
  • You Never Get Away from Your Family
  • Studying in Alsergrund
  • Doderer's Life from 1928 to 1956
  • A Different Way of Living
  • A Region as Metaphor
  • Doderer's Last Address