Handbook of Austrian authors of Jewish origin, 18th to 20th centuries
The Handbook of Austrian Authors of Jewish Origin 18th to 20th Century is a multi-volume handbook with biographies of authors from the Jewish cultural area, especially from Austria . The manual published by the Austrian National Library was edited by Susanne Blumesberger and was published in three volumes in 2002, initially in Munich by KG Saur Verlag under ISBN 978-3-598-11545-5 and ISBN 3-598-11545-8 .
The work, called the “ Compendium of Accuracy” in a review in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung , with its around 9,000 short biographies contains not only writers “who have shaped the intellectual life of Austria since the 18th century”, but also personalities from the fields of journalism, science, Publishing and culture ranging from music to film, who were born within the respective historical Austrian borders, lived there for more than 10 years or who were Austrian citizens. Particular emphasis was placed on personalities "who are in danger of being forgotten because they had published only a few works before their careers were violently ended."
Web links
- Handbook of Austrian authors of Jewish origin in the catalog of the German National Library
- Review at Perlentaucher
Individual evidence
- ↑ Compare the information and cross-references in the catalog of the German National Library
- ↑ Compare the information on the page perlentaucher.de [undated], last accessed on November 29, 2018