Gustav von Festenberg

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Memorial plaque on Festenberg's birthplace

Gustav von Festenberg-Pakisch (pseudonym Gustav von Festenberg) (born March 13, 1892 in Wiener Neustadt , Lower Austria ; † August 3, 1968 in Vienna ) was an Austrian novelist, essayist and poet.

Life

Festenberg-Pakisch comes from a noble Silesian family. He studied law in Vienna. In 1916 he entered the civil service with the Upper Austrian provincial government. From 1939 to 1941 he worked in the Federal Chancellery and in the Ministry of Education. He then moved to Munich and was a senior councilor in the regional council of Upper Bavaria. In 1941 he retired and became a writer.

Recognitions

  • Gustav-Festenberg-Gasse in Eferding
  • Gustav-Festenberg-Gasse in Wiener Neustadt

Publications

  • The book of dance. Hyperionverlag, Munich 1920.
  • The Wizard. Roman, Vienna: Gallus-Verlag, Zurich, Scientia-Verlag, 1947.
  • Dosi. A story. Liechtenstein Verlag, Vaduz 1951.
  • Dosi, dear grandmother. Happy childhood novel. License from Berglandverlag, Austria. Book club, Vienna 1954.
  • Circus. A novella. New seal from Austria - Volume 17, Bergland Verlag, Vienna 1956.
  • See you in Paris. Novelle, Die Linzer Bücherei - Volume 2, Kulturamt Linz, Linz 1958.
  • A day like everyone else. Roman, Zsolnay Verlag, Vienna 1963.

literature

  • Christoph Mattle: Gustav von Festenberg - between aesthetics and civil service. Diss. University of Salzburg 2001, Athena Verlag, Oberhausen 2002, ISBN 3-89896-117-6 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Festenberg-Pakisch, Gustav von, in: Hans-Michael Körner (ed.): Große Bayerische Biographische Enzyklopädie, Vol. 1, Munich, 2005, p. 506

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personal data
SURNAME Festenberg, Gustav von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian author, poet
DATE OF BIRTH March 13, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH Wiener Neustadt
DATE OF DEATH 3rd August 1968
Place of death Vienna