Herbert Berger (dramaturge)

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Herbert Berger (born December 6, 1932 in Vienna ; † February 26, 1999 there ) was an Austrian journalist , television dramaturge and writer .

Life

Herbert Berger studied theater studies and art history. He completed his studies with a doctorate in Dr. phil. At first he worked as a journalist and later began writing for the theater. In 1976 he was appointed dramaturge at the ORF ; he held this position until 1992. Since 1954 he was a member of the Catholic student association KAV Danubia Vienna-Korneuburg in the ÖCV .

Works

Herbert Berger wrote many one-act plays , characterized by black humor and grotesque storylines, which he called "bad pieces". The main theme of his dramas and radio plays is the sudden break-in of the irrational and gruesome into seemingly normal everyday life. Through the extreme situations in which they are placed, the protagonists of his dramas reveal their inhumane character, which was previously hidden behind a respectable mask. As a result, his works are reminiscent of the dramas by Max Frisch and Friedrich Dürrenmatt . He also published short stories and a novel in the 1990s. The prose works also consistently continue the theme of his plays. His works have been translated into Russian, Polish and Czech.

Awards and honors

Works

Plays
  • The ultimatum , drama, 1961
  • Clothes make corpses , one-act play, 1970
  • Greetings to Hans-Uncle , one-act play, 1970
  • When a little bird falls out of the nest , one-act play, 1970
  • The life she had before her , one-act play, 1973
  • A Scoundrel Against Women , Comedy, 1976
  • The tail that wags the dog , comedy , 1977
  • Mr. Fock is examined , Farce in four pictures, 1977
  • Where the oriole calls , one-act play, 1977
  • Vienna must fall , historical drama, 1983
  • Pumperigsuaah , one-act play, 1986
  • It was the same in the war , in 1991
  • Mr. and Mrs. Saxeder Allow themselves to resist , 1994
prose
  • Poor Adolf, communist , Roman, 1993. A man from the former GDR tries to find his way in Vienna after the fall of the Berlin Wall
  • The women belong to the winners , Stories, 1998
  • Head Jumps , Aphorisms , 1995

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personal data
SURNAME Berger, Herbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian writer
DATE OF BIRTH December 6, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH February 26, 1999
Place of death Vienna