Friedrich Heydenau
Friedrich Heydenau (as Friedrich Oppenheimer, born July 4, 1886 in Vienna , Austria-Hungary ; † August 9, 1960 ibid) was an Austrian writer.
Life
Friedrich Oppenheimer came from a Jewish family, he was a brother of Max Oppenheimer . His father Ludwig Oppenheimer was an editor and journalist. He attended cadet school and was an officer in World War I and was seriously wounded. From 1927 he worked as a freelance writer, after 1936 he used the pseudonym Friedrich Heydenau . In his first novel Sarajevo - The Fate of Europe , he dealt with his experiences before the outbreak of the First World War. After the "Anschluss of Austria" , he fled Vienna with his wife Irma. After a stay in Stockholm, he lived in Connecticut and New York in the United States until his return in 1947.
Works (selection)
- Sarajevo - The Fate of Europe , Roman, Phaidon, Vienna 1931
- Wuk, the Wolf , narration, S. Fischer, Berlin 1932
- Der Leutnant Lugger , Roman, S. Fischer, Berlin 1934
- Hejo and Hila , Roman, S. Fischer, Berlin 1935
- The Wrath of the Eagles. A Novel of the Chetniks, (The Wrath of the Eagles) , EP Dutton, New York 1943
- Longing to be Free (Made in New York)
- Austrian Rhapsody , Roman, Prachner, Vienna 1951 (created in New York)
- Gouvero, the man who helped found America , Roman, Zimmer & Herzog, Berchtesgaden 1952 (created in New York 1941)
- Auf und Ab , Roman, Österreichische Verlagsanstalt, Innsbruck 1953 (created in New York 1942)
- Beyond yesterday or Der unheilige Franziskus , Das Bergland-Buch, Salzburg 1955 (created in Stockholm 1939)
- Beloved bookstore . Book design by Carry Hauser . Bookstore W. Herzog, Vienna 1955
literature
- Siglinde Bolbecher , Konstantin Kaiser : Lexicon of Austrian exile literature . Vienna 2000, ISBN 3-216-30548-1 , p. 304.
- John M. Spalek , Joseph Strelka, Sandra H. Hawrylchak: German-language exile literature since 1933. Volume 3 "USA" (= German exile literature since 1933, volume 4), KG Saur 2005, ISBN 3-908255-42-2 , p. 710 .
- Heydenau, Friedrich. In: Lexicon of German-Jewish Authors . Volume 11: Hein – Hirs. Edited by the Bibliographia Judaica archive. Saur, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-598-22691-8 , pp. 288-290.
Web links
- Literature by and about Friedrich Heydenau in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heydenau, Friedrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Oppenheimer, Friedrich (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th July 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 9, 1960 |
| Place of death | Vienna |