Walter Seidl
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Walter Seidl (born April 17, 1905 in Troppau , Austrian Silesia , Austria-Hungary , † August 29, 1937 in Naples ) was a Czechoslovak German-speaking author.
Life
Walter Seidl was born as the son of the Reichsrat member Ferdinand Seidl and was to embark on an officer career. After the collapse of Austria-Hungary , he instead studied musicology at the University of Grenoble and became a music consultant for the Prager Tagblatt . He wrote novels and was briefly successful on stage with his grotesque and utopian dramas. He dealt with the German-Czech relationship and campaigned for an understanding between Germany and France . He died of typhoid at the age of 32 while on a boat trip .
Works
- Anasthase and the monster Richard Wagner , novel, 1930
- World before night. A mystery of the future , stage manuscript 1930
- Vertebrae in the pineal gland , grotesque comedy in three acts, stage manuscript 1930 (co-author: Ottokar Winicky)
- Romeo in purgatory , novel 1932
- Experience at Knut Hamsun's house , 1933
- The mountain of lovers. Experiences of a young German , Arco, Wuppertal 2002, ISBN 3-9808410-1-4
literature
- Dieter Sudhoff , Michael M. Schardt (Hrsg.): Prague German stories. Philipp Reclam jun., Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-15-008771-6 , p. 482 f.
- Jürgen Serke : Bohemian Villages. Wanderings through a deserted literary landscape . Paul Zsolnay, Vienna 1987, ISBN 3-552-03926-0 , p. 412f.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Seidl, Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czechoslovakian author in German |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Troppau |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 29, 1937 |
| Place of death | Naples |