Alfons of Czibulka

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Grave of Alfons von Czibulka in the Westfriedhof in Munich

Alfons Freiherr von Czibulka , pseudonym Alfons von Birnitz (born June 28, 1888 at Radborsch Castle (Ratbor) near Kolín , Bohemia ; † October 22, 1969 in Munich ) was an Austro-German writer and painter .

biography

Coat of arms of the Barons of Czibulka, awarded in 1882

Alfons von Czibulka was the son of General Hubert von Czibulka and his wife Marie von Birnitz. He spent his childhood and youth with his parents in the garrison towns of Budapest , Prague and Vienna of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy and was taught by private tutors. After he had passed the Matura as an external student , he attended the Theresian Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt from 1907 to 1910 and left it with the rank of lieutenant with the Dragoons . In the meantime, on leave to visit the art academy in Berlin , he also studied painting as a master student at the art academy in Breslau between 1912 and 1914 . In the First World War (1914-1918) he took part in the rank of Rittmeister in action at the front. After the war and the end of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, he settled in Munich in 1918, where he worked as a painter and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich .

At the same time, Alfons von Czibulka founded the journal Der Orchideengarten in 1919 and was its main editor until 1921. The publisher of this journal for fantasy , erotic literature and graphics was Karl Hans Strobl . During this time, Czibulka also emerged as a freelance writer and worked as a translator. He published some of his early literary work under the pseudonym Alfons von Birnitz , after his mother's maiden name. In 1938 he received the Poet Prize of the City of Munich. After 1945 he was President of the Foundation for the Promotion of Literature . He published biographies, essays, short stories and novels, mainly from the Danube monarchy. His novels mostly create humorous historical themes from - as he called it - "sunken yet immortal Old Austria".

In 1946, after the end of the Second World War, some of his works were placed on the list of literature to be segregated in the Soviet occupation zone due to their proximity to National Socialism and militarism .

Works (selection)

  • For the complete list, see Wilhelm Kosch : Deutsches Literatur-Lexikon . Biographical and Bibliographical Handbook, Vol. 3, 1973
  • French times , Munich, Wieland-Verlag 1923
  • Der Hundespiegel , Munich, Drei Masken Verlag, 1923
  • The great captains , Berlin, Drei Masken-Verlag 1923
  • Prinz Eugen , biography, 1927
  • Great German soldiers , Berlin, Drei Masken Verlag 1933
  • The Mint Tower , novel, 1936; Filmed in 1942 by Terra-Filmkunst under the title Andreas Schlueter
  • The candle maker from Sankt Stephan , Roman, 1937
  • Prince Eugene and the Reich , Vienna, Luser 1938
  • The Austro-Hungarian Navy in World Wars , Berlin, Leipzig: Schneider 1939
  • Hussar pranks , Stuttgart, Herold-Verlag 1939
  • Battle in the mountains , Stuttgart, Herold-Verlag 1939
  • The Farewell Concert , Roman, 1944
  • The bridal trip to Hungary , cheerful novel, C. Bertelsmann, Gütersloh 1953
  • The Empress's Gloves , narrative, 1954
  • Give me your hand, my life , novel, 1956
  • The holy-unholy women of Mount Ventoux narrative, 1956

Awards

  • Poet Award of the City of Munich, 1938

literature

Individual evidence

  1. Register entry of birth and christening parish Ratboř
  2. ^ Helga Mitterbauer: Nazi literary prizes for Austrian authors: a documentation. Böhlau Verlag , Vienna 1994, p. 90, ISBN 3205982045 ( available online at Google Books ).

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