Friedrich Wallisch

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Friedrich Wallisch (born May 31, 1890 in Mährisch-Weißkirchen ; † February 7, 1969 in Vienna ) was an Austrian storyteller , playwright , poet and doctor .

Life

Wallisch had wealthy parents, his father was Wilhelm Wallisch . He served in the Austro-Hungarian Navy during World War I and was in Albania in 1914 . There he headed the academic department of the Austrian Fleet Association. At the same time he reported on the brief reign of Prince Wilhelm zu Wied (1876–1945) . After the end of the First World War, Wallisch studied medicine and received his doctorate1922. But he never worked as a doctor, but founded the European publishing house Dr. Friedrich Wallisch and devoted himself to literary and journalistic activities. He has written poetry, essays, short stories, biographies, travel books and plays. He has written numerous broad, action-packed, realistic novels that show linguistic elegance. In 1929 he founded the Austrian-Albanian Society and in 1954 the Protection Association of Austrian Writers, of which he was also President. The Protection Association of Austrian Writers was part of the Association of Intellectual Creators of Austria founded by Eduard Ludwig in 1946 .

Works (selection)

  • The eagle of Skanderbeg: Albanian letters from the spring of 1914 . Epistle novel, 1914.
  • Fool mirror of love . Stories, 1918.
  • The hidden fire . Drama, 1918.
  • Sensation . Drama, 1920 (with Carl von Zeska ).
  • Opium . Drama, 1920.
  • The flame woman . Roman, 1922.
  • The violence . Roman, 1925.
  • The breath of the Balkans: On the life and death of the Balkan people . 1928.
  • New territory Albania . Report, 1931.
  • The Rosenburse . Novellas, 1944.
  • Adventure in Africa . Roman, 1937.
  • Four weeks in Bad Ammer . Roman, 1948.
  • The Prantnerhaus . Roman, 1953.
  • The king . Roman, 1954.
  • The stories of the white kadi . Stories, 1961.
  • Sky blue reunion . Animal Tales, 1966.
  • Jungle . Roman, 1966.

Secondary literature

personal data
SURNAME Wallisch, Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian narrator, playwright, poet and doctor
DATE OF BIRTH May 31, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH Moravian-Weißkirchen
DATE OF DEATH 7th February 1969
Place of death Vienna