Kurt Graf (writer)

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Kurt Graf (born May 23, 1883 in Regensburg ; † January 18, 1954 there ) was a German writer .

Life

Kurt Graf took part in the First World War as an officer . He then lived as a writer and lecturer in Munich . He published widespread collections of humorous texts in the 1920s . His work "Das fidele Kurt-Graf-Buch" had a circulation of over 140,000 copies by 1941 . Most of Graf's works were on the “ list of literature to be sorted out ” in the Soviet zone of occupation after 1945 .

Works

  • The laughing face , Munich 1919 (many reissues)
  • The funny hand grenade , Munich 1920
  • Out of compulsion and inclination , Munich 1921
  • The divine laughter , Munich 1921
  • Das fidele Kurt-Graf-Buch , Munich 1922 (many reprints)
  • We're laughing again! Lots of funny things to tell, read and laugh about , Zurich 1955 (compendium from his older laughing books)
personal data
SURNAME Count, Kurt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH May 23, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH regensburg
DATE OF DEATH January 18, 1954
Place of death regensburg