Karl Wawra
Karl Wawra (born July 27, 1924 in Vienna ; † March 5, 2007 there ) was an Austrian writer.
Life
Karl Wawra graduated from high school in 1942 and served as a soldier in World War II . After the war he trained as an actor at the Max Reinhardt Seminar and had an engagement at the Theater an der Insel . From 1951 he worked in the Vienna headquarters of Böhler Stahlwerke .
Karl Wawra wrote poetry and prose .
Works (selection)
- The stepwell , 1956
- The resurrection of the sunflower , lyric poetry
Awards
- 1957: Alma Johanna Koenig Prize
- 1957: Robert Musil grant from the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education
- 1961: Austrian Promotion Prize for Literature
- 1965: Promotion Prize of the City of Vienna for Literature
Web links
- Literature by and about Karl Wawra in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry on Karl Wawra in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
- Karl Wawra in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
Individual evidence
- ^ University of Innsbruck: Estate of Karl Wawra . Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ↑ a b S. Fischer Verlage - Wawra, Karl . Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ Karl Wawra, Awards in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
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SURNAME | Wawra, Karl |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Francesco (pseudonym) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian poet and writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 27, 1924 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
DATE OF DEATH | March 5, 2007 |
Place of death | Vienna |