Fritz Hochwälder (1911–1986)
Auteur de Das heilige Experiment
A propos de l'auteur
Crédit image: Photograph © ÖNB/Wien
Œuvres de Fritz Hochwälder
The Strong Are Lonely: A Play in Two Acts (adapted by Eva Le Gallienne from the French version by J. Mercure and R.… (1968) 2 exemplaires
O Acusador Público - Drama em Três Actos 2 exemplaires
Holocaust: A Court for the Dead : A Play in Three Acts (Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture, and Thought… (2003) 1 exemplaire
Hotel du commerce 1 exemplaire
Modern International Drama; The Magazine of Contemporary International Drama in Translation. 1 exemplaire
Stücke. Das Heilige Experiment. Die Herberge. Der Unschuldige. Der Himbeerpflücker. Der Befehl 1 exemplaire
Dramen1 Esther / Das heilige Experiment / Hotel du Commerce / Meier Helmbrecht / Der öffentliche Ankläger (1975) 1 exemplaire
Sur la terre comme au ciel pièce en 5 tableaux 1 exemplaire
The Holy Experiment and Other Plays (Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture, and Thought) (1998) 1 exemplaire
Así en la tierra como en el cielo 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Hochwälder, Fritz
- Autres noms
- Hochwaelder, Fritz
- Date de naissance
- 1911-05-28
- Date de décès
- 1986-10-20
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Austria
- Lieu de naissance
- Vienna, Austria
- Lieu du décès
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Lieux de résidence
- Zurich, Switzerland
Vienna, Austria - Études
- Volkshochschule Ottakring
- Professions
- dramatist
scriptwriter
actor - Relations
- Esslin, Martin (translator)
- Prix et distinctions
- Literaturpreis der Stadt Wien (1955)
Großer Österreichischer Staatspreis für Literatur
Österreichisches Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst - Courte biographie
- Fritz Hochwälder was born to a Jewish family in Vienna, Austria. His parents were Therese (Koenig) and Leonhard Hochwälder, an upholsterer, from whom he learned the craft as an apprentice. He also pursued higher education on his own, taking classes at the adult education center Volkshochschule Ottakring. He was involved with the Social Democratic Party of Austria. During this time, he began writing as a hobby. His tragedy Jehr (1933), and a comedy, Liebe in Florenz (1936), were produced at the Wiener Kammerspiele. In 1938, following Nazi Germany's Anschluss (annexation) of Austria, Hochwälder had to flee the country. He reached Switzerland by swimming across the Rhine, and spent some time in internment. Both his parents were murdered in the Nazi concentration camp at Terezín (Theresienstadt). Unable to obtain a work permit, Hochwälder turned to writing as a career. His early drama Das heilige Experiment (The Holy Experiment), was first performed in 1942 in Switzerland and then premiered in liberated Austria in 1947. The play was a major hit and brought him international fame after it was performed in Paris in 1952 under the title Sur la Terre comme au ciel. The following year, it was produced on Broadway in English translation as The Strong Are Lonely. Hochwälder's most successful period was the 1950s, when he served as playwright-in-residence at the Burgtheatre in Vienna and his works continued to be widely performed abroad. Most of his plays were social and political dramas that featured a conflict between individual morality and obedience to authority. His works were often adapted for television, and he also wrote screenplays. Among his many honors, Hochwälder received the Prize of the City of Vienna (1955) and the Grillparzer Prize (1956). His only full-length novel, Donnerstag (Thursday), written in pre-war Vienna and found among his papers after his death, was published posthumously in 1995.
Membres
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 16
- Membres
- 35
- Popularité
- #405,584
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- ISBN
- 14
- Langues
- 3
- Favoris
- 1