Rex Warner
Rex Ernest Warner (born March 9, 1905 in Birmingham , † June 24, 1986 in Wallingford , Oxfordshire ) was a British writer , philologist and translator .
In addition to his early political satires, influenced by Franz Kafka , Rex Warner wrote historical novels with power and responsibility as a subject. He wrote several novels, several short stories and two essays.
He was also known for the translations of Greek classics.
Works
- Poems (1937)
- The wild goose chase (1937, dt .: The wild goose chase )
- The aerodrome (1941, German: The airfield )
- Why I was killed (1943, German: When no other voice speaks )
- The young Caesar (1958, German: The virtuous republic )
- Imperial Caesar (1960, German: The Emperor )
literature
- AL McLeod, Rex Warner, writer; an introductory essay , Wentworth Press, Sydney, 1964
Web links
- Literature by and about Rex Warner in the catalog of the German National Library
- Rex Warner in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Literature by and about Rex Warner in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Works by and about Rex Warner at Open Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Review in Der Spiegel 44/1962
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Warner, Rex |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Warner, Rex Ernest (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British writer, philologist and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 9, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Birmingham |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 24, 1986 |
| Place of death | Wallingford , Oxfordshire |