Othmar Franz Lang
Othmar Franz Lang (born July 8, 1921 in Vienna ; † 2005 ; pseud. Bryan S. Buckingham , Hannes Hofer ) was an Austrian writer.
Lang was a trained chemist and after his military service worked as a dramaturge, reporter, editor and in several other professions. Since 1953 he has been a freelance writer. He wrote over 60 books that have been translated into 18 languages.
Lang was awarded the Austrian State Prize for Children's and Young People's Literature (1961), the City of Vienna 's Children's and Young People 's Book Prize (1955) and the special prize for the German Young People's Literature Prize.
Works
- 1954: Drachenloch campsite
- 1954: ... and she found home!
- 1955: The men from Kaprun
- 1962: A garden as colorful as the world
- 1963: "Maybe in five or six years ..."
- 1962: The other Mr. Karl
- 1966: Revenge for Königgrätz
- 1974: The house on the bridge. The story of a funny family , with illustrations by Rolf Rettich and Margret Rettich . Arena Paperback 1977, ISBN 3-401-01313-0 .
- 1974: Why are you showing the world the light?
- 1975: If you fall silent, I will speak
- 1975: Rainbow Trail
- 1975: Everyone loves Barbara
- 1978: The inventions of Felix Hilarius
- 1978: The river erases my trail
- 1979: Poor, poor millionaire
- 1981: Do not go to Gorom-Gorom
- 1982: guinea fowl and vulture
- 1982: Flutter animals like vampires , as paperback: Knaur, Munich 1984, ISBN 3-426-02263-X .
- 1983: Where are there still ghosts today?
- 1983: Nessie and the Ghosts of MacLachlan
- 1984: Wokingham's witchcraft
- 1986: Come to the butterflies
- 1986: Münchhausen's grandson
- 1991: Chase
- 1993: Hungerweg - From Tyrol to the children's market in Ravensburg
- 1995: brother heart
- 1996: Steffi needs a dog
- 1998: Sebastian, the fright of parents
- 1999: The cool one
Web links
- Literature by and about Othmar Franz Lang in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry on Othmar Franz Lang in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Short biography , dtv, query date: August 22, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lang, Othmar Franz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Buckingham, Bryan S. (pen name); Hofer, Hannes (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 8, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2005 |