Otto F. Beer
Otto Fritz Beer (born September 8, 1910 in Vienna , † April 22, 2002 ibid; pseudonym Erik Ronnert ) was an Austrian writer , literary and music critic, journalist and translator .
Life
Beer was the son of a music teacher and first attended the conservatory, then studied German at the University of Vienna , where he received his doctorate in 1932. phil. PhD. He began his journalistic career with “ Neuen Österreich ”, “Plan”, “Turm” and Welt am Abend , where he worked as a theater critic alongside Oskar Maurus Fontana . From 1948 to 1952, Beer lived in Merano and headed the cultural department of the weekly newspaper Der Standpunkt . As a journalist, Beer created articles in Die Zeit , in the Rheinischer Merkur , the Süddeutsche Zeitung as well as numerous radio broadcasts with subtle humor and refined stylistics .
In addition to his journalistic activities, Beer was also active as a writer. His first novel “Backdrops of the World” was published even before the Second World War . “Hotel Zugvogel” (1948) portrays Vienna in the post-war era. Of his other novels, “Stadttheater” (1946), “Tenth Symphony” (1953) and “Christine-Theres” (1967) became known. His most successful novel, however, was the novel “Ich, Rodolfo, Magier” , which has been published repeatedly since its publication in 1965 , in which the author manifested himself as a philanthropic skeptic and a cautious artist of disillusionment. His book “Der Fenstergucker” based on an ORF television series of the same name, which was popular for decades, was a particular success .
Beer was buried in the Ottakring cemetery .
Honors
- Professional title Professor (1970)
- Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class (November 23, 1982)
- Gold Medal of Honor of the Federal Capital Vienna (1986)
- Austrian State Prize for Literary Criticism (1989)
- Culture Prize of the City of Baden (1994)
Quote
“Love your enemies; because they are annoyed about it. "
Works
literature
- Backdrops of the world , Roman, Vienna 1938
- City theater , novella, Vienna 1946
- Small Salzburg Festival Book , Universal Edition Vienna 1947
- Hotel Zugvogel , Roman, Vienna, Ullstein, 1948
- Tenth symphony. A Beethoven novel , Volksbuchverlag Vienna 1952
- Reunion in Meran , Roman, Austrian book club, 1953
- Don Juan did not die Drama, Vienna 1954
- You're Only Twice Young , Komödie, Vienna 1955, filmed: You're Only Twice Young 1958, director: Helmut Weiss
- A ghost named Blaschek , in: JJ Disenberg (Ed.) Da laughs , Werner Classen Verlag, Zurich 1957
- Operetta , Comedy 1960
- I, Rodolfo, Magier , Roman, Langen Müller Vienna, 1965, ISBN 3-552-03003-4
- Christin-Theres , novel. Langen Müller, Munich 1967
- Stroll through Vienna , Süddeutscher Verlag, Munich 1971 (with Robert Löbl)
- Invitation to Vienna , Langen, Müller, Munich 1977
- Austria. Facts and Figures , Vienna 1980 (Ed .: Bundespressedienst)
- Vienna. Journey through a city , Langen Müller, Munich 1984
- Der Fenstergucker - Austria in Stories and Pictures , Überreuter, Vienna 1994 (with Franz Hubmann), ISBN 3-8000-3127-2
Musical compositions
- Divertimento for string quartet and orchestra
- Savoy Hotel , comic opera in one act
Web links
- Literature by and about Otto F. Beer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Otto F. Beer at Open Library
- Protects the jubilant old people . In: Die Zeit , No. 18/1963
- Learn in Mars
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information from the Office of the Federal President
- ↑ https://www.tobias-broeker.de/rare-manuscripts/af/beer-otto-fritz/
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Beer, Otto F. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Beer, Otto Fritz; Ronnert, Erik (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 8, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 22, 2002 |
| Place of death | Vienna |