Friedrich Feld (writer)

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Friedrich Feld ( pseudonym ; actually Friedrich "Fritz" Rosenfeld; * December 5, 1902 in Vienna ; † December 27, 1987 in Bexhill , East Sussex ) was an Austrian (from 1948 also British writer , translator , film critic , playwright and children's book author) .

Life

Friedrich "Fritz" Rosenfeld, alias Friedrich and Fritz Feld and a few other pseudonyms, studied art and literary history after passing the high school diploma . He also wrote theater and film reviews for Viennese newspapers. He was friends with the authors Max Winter and Schiller Marmorek . From 1923 to 1934 he was part of the culture section of the social democratic workers' newspaper in Vienna under the name Fritz Rosenfeld . From January until it was banned in February 1934, he headed the feature section of this newspaper. After the February fighting in 1934 , he emigrated to Czechoslovakia .

In Prague Rosenfeld initially worked as a lecturer and dramaturge for the film production company Paramount , later as a theater critic . In 1939 he emigrated again, this time to Great Britain . In 1940 he was interned on the Isle of Man as an " enemy alien " for six months . He then worked in a factory, and later for the monitoring service for shipments in the Czech language of the BBC , and from 1946 to 1962 he worked as a translator for the news agency Reuters operates. Rosenfeld had been a British citizen since 1948 . Although he refused to return to Austria after 1945 , he provided film reviews for the Arbeiter-Zeitung until 1956 . He spent his old age in Bexhill-on-Sea .

Rosenfeld alias Feld was the author of books for children and young people , plays and radio plays ; he also translated from English and Czech into German . His children's books were particularly successful; from 1414 Going on Vacation, a story about a railway locomotive, 200,000 copies were sold; There were over 250,000 copies of The Musical Umbrella . Many of his works were also distributed as radio plays and on records . In 1924 his first novel for adults, Johanna, appeared in sequels in the newspaper Salzburger Wacht, the book form of the milieu study on a woman's fate from the 1920s will be published by the literary scholar Primus-Heinz Kucher in the spring of 2020 in the Viennese publisher Edition Atelier.

Works

  • The golden galley , Berlin 1930 (as Fritz Rosenfeld)
  • Fritz Rosenfeld: Tirilin travels around the world. A story for thinking children . With text illustrations by Gerda Felden . E. Prager-Verlag, Leipzig-Vienna 1931. (2nd edition 1932)
  • Uproar of hearts. Narratives . E. Prager-Verlag, Leipzig-Vienna 1931. (2nd edition 1932)
  • Der Goldfasan , Zurich [u. a.] 1933 (as Fritz Rosenfeld)
  • The rainbow goes to Masagara , Prague 1938 (as Fritz Rosenfeld)
  • Once upon a time there was a donkey , Vienna 1948
  • The flight into Karfunkelland , Vienna 1948
  • 1414 goes on vacation. A clock stands still , Vienna 1948
  • Die Zaubergeige , Vienna 1948 (as Fritz Rosenfeld)
  • Amir, the giant , Vienna 1949
  • The frozen waterfall , Vienna 1949
  • The white forest , Vienna 1949
  • Echo on trips , Vienna 1950
  • Kolibri and Farinari , Vienna 1950
  • The musical umbrella , Vienna 1950
  • The silver star , Vienna 1950
  • The magic matches , Hamburg 1951
  • The rescue , Rotenburg an der Fulda 1951
  • The city of Wan-Lin , Rotenburg an der Fulda 1951
  • The emperor and the comedian , Weinheim / Bergstr. 1952
  • A country as small as a comma , Vienna 1952
  • The lost key , Weinheim / Bergstr. 1952
  • The Almazar fountain , Stuttgart 1953
  • The flying hedgehog , Vienna 1953
  • The cherry blossom branch , Weinheim / Bergstr. 1953
  • Nona and the 33 triplets , Stuttgart 1953
  • The silent flamingo , Stuttgart 1953
  • Search for Simba , Stuttgart 1953
  • The invisible orchestra , Stuttgart 1953
  • The lost shoes , Stuttgart 1953
  • Birthday party like never before , Stuttgart 1954
  • The sea washes a treasure ashore , Vienna 1954
  • The big competition , Stuttgart 1955
  • The ugly girls of Baghdad , Weinheim / Bergstr. 1955
  • Ridvan, the Radschläger , Stuttgart 1955
  • Aunt Klementine's cars , Stuttgart 1956
  • The rider on the cloud , Stuttgart 1956
  • Who could do magic , Vienna 1956
  • The cat that spoke all languages. The donkey Yack , Hamburg 1957
  • Lieschen Pfennig and the twelve hairdressers , Stuttgart 1957
  • Plumps is making a film , Stuttgart 1957
  • Where is Maralopa? , Vienna 1957
  • Visit from Baramba , Vienna 1958
  • The holy plow , Weinheim 1959
  • Mr. Hicks buys a circus , Vienna 1959
  • Mr. Platt needs a lion and what's going on with number 14? Vienna 1959
  • The competition of the winds , Stuttgart 1959
  • The golden horse , Vienna 1960
  • Isfahan's and Koch's parrot wanted for the caliph , Vienna 1960
  • The emperor's contradiction , Weinheim 1961
  • The raven Yuan , Stuttgart 1962
  • A door pops open , Weinheim / Bergstr. 1962
  • The impatient Ibrahim and The Ring of Nathaniel Quibbs , Vienna 1962
  • The French Revolution , Weinheim / Bergstr.
    • 1. In the shadow of the Bastille , 1963
    • 2. The locksmith of Versailles , 1963
    • 3. The judges and the judged , 1963
  • The world of marzipan and Mr. Klapp must not be disturbed , Vienna 1963
  • If your skin is black too , Weinheim / Bergstr. 1963
  • Judgment on Columbus , Kassel [u. a.] 1964
  • The whipping boy from Osterbrück , Vienna 1964
  • In front of the golden gate , Kassel [u. a.] 1964
  • The man in the cage , Kassel [u. a.] 1965
  • The horror of Miebau , Vienna 1965
  • Haunted mountain hotel , Stuttgart 1965
  • The man in the yellow tie , Stuttgart 1966
  • The cabin boy of the Santa Maria , Bayreuth 1966
  • The King's Comedians , Stuttgart 1967
  • The master of Mainz , Bayreuth 1967
  • The will of Eusebius Silberfuchs , Stuttgart 1967
  • A clock stands still , Vienna 1967
  • Diana files, top secret , Stuttgart 1968
  • The Orlando case , Stuttgart 1968
  • About the kitten that lost its shadow , Vienna 1968
  • Haselheim's ghost mill , Stuttgart 1969
  • Mr. Kniebusch sees ghosts , Stuttgart 1969
  • The peacock feather , Vienna [u. a.] 1969
  • The frog with the trumpet , Vienna 1970
  • A ghost intervenes , Stuttgart 1970
  • It was haunted on the crossing , Stuttgart 1971
  • Why there are no kites in the zoo , Vienna [u. a.] 1971
  • Mr. Klapp gets rid of the noise , Göttingen 1973
  • The king behind the screen , Göttingen 1973
  • The shot in the dark , Stuttgart 1973
  • Miracle in the vest pocket , Vienna [a. a.] 1973
  • From Witches and Wizards , Göttingen 1974
  • A girl like Martina , Balve (Sauerland) 1975
  • The magic potion , Göttingen 1976
  • Radio patrol on duty , Balve / Sauerland 1977
  • Rendezvous with Sebastian , Solothurn 1977
  • A great day for Annabell , Hanover 1979
  • The pony with many names , Stuttgart 1979
  • The miracle cat Mingo , Hanover 1979
  • Mysterious game at midnight , Hanover 1980
  • Ghosts at Rotenstein Castle , Stuttgart 1980
  • Ghosts on the hunt for criminals , Hanover 1980
  • Little Spitz, really big , Hanover 1980
  • Robbery on the ghost ship , Hanover 1980
  • An eerie night , Hanover 1980
  • Michaela and the miraculous house , Stuttgart 1982
  • A strange treasure chest , Hanover 1982
  • The Enchanted Afternoon , Stuttgart 1984
  • Dr. Peach is speechless , Hanover 1988
  • A totally crazy house , Hanover 1988

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Real name Friedrich Rosenfeld according to "Eymers Pseud.-Lex., Kürschner Lit. (1998, Nekrolog)", quoted from an entry in the catalog of the German National Library; accessed on July 5, 2018.
  2. ↑ Information on the publisher's website
personal data
SURNAME Feld, Friedrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rosenfeld, Friedrich (real name); Rosenfeld, Fritz; Rosenfeld, F .; Feld, F .; Feld, Fr .; among others
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian writer, translator, film critic, playwright and children's book author
DATE OF BIRTH December 5, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH December 27, 1987
Place of death Bexhill