biography
| name: |
Ginzkey, Franz Karl
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pronunciation:
[ginskiy]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1871–1963)
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| biography:
| Austrian novelist and poet, born in Pola-Istria of Sudeten German descent. He was an officer, military reporter, and archivist before turning to writing. A neo-Romantic, his works are graceful and restrained in tone, often dealing with historical Austrian subjects. Jakobus und die Frauen (1908), Der von der Vogelweide (1912), and Der Gaukler von Bologna (1916) are among his best-known novels, often tinged with humour. His poems, such as Das heimliche Läuten (1906), Sternengast (1937), and Seitensprung ins Wunderliche (1953), are imbued with a gentle melancholy and desire for harmony. Among other works are regional novels, children's books, and biographical ‘Künstlerromane’ about artists. |
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