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Ödön von Horváth: An Overview
Ödön von Horváth was a notable Austro-Hungarian writer and playwright. He is renowned for his insightful works that explore society and human nature. This article will provide an overview of his life, works, and contributions to literature.
Early Life and Background
Ödön von Horváth was born on 9 December 1901 in Fiume, which is now Rijeka in Croatia. He was born into a family of diverse cultural influences. His father was a Hungarian diplomat, and his mother hailed from an upper-class Austrian family. This cultural blend played a significant role in shaping his worldviews.
Throughout his childhood, Horváth lived in various European cities due to his father's diplomatic postings. This experience provided him with a broad perspective of European society, which would later inform his writing. He studied in Budapest, Vienna, and Munich, further enriching his cultural and intellectual landsc
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von Horváth, Ödön
Hungarian writer Ödön von Horváth (1901–1938) captured in his novels and plays the degradation of language and the bitterness of lower-middle-class life that preceded the emergence of Nazism. Well known in German-speaking countries, he is regarded as a writer who saw fascism coming and grasped the underlying social trends that produced it.
Afew of Horváth's works deal directly with the early fascist era; two of the novels he wrote at the end of his short life were widely translated and read as the clouds of world war gathered. His 17 plays, however, are seen only occasionally outside of the German linguistic sphere, for they are uniquely difficult to translate. This difficulty stems from the most characteristic feature of Horváth's work—his fascination with, and frequently satirical attitude toward, the speech patterns of common people. That was a trait Horváth shared with another German-language dramatist of his time, Bertolt Brecht, although in other respect
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The last three months of the year were the most sociable of all: I either had guests or went out with friends every single week. We also had a book launch for Teresa Solana’s novel Black Storms, translated from Catalan and set in Barcelona, and went to Newcastle Noir with Teresa and her translator/husband Peter Bush.
I don’t know if it’s the recency effect on my reading memory, or if I get more picky about my reading towards the end of the year, but I seem to have read quite a few memorable books in the last part of this year. A couple of the books provoked a visceral reaction, reminding me of my own past, and this bittersweet nostalgia with a shot of trauma (but mostly affectionate remembrance) marked these last few months, especially once I unearthed a box full of old letters and diaries while clearing out the loft. I would therefore argue that perhaps the books I branded ‘most memorable’ for this part of the year were the ones that left me most em