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Frederic Morton (1924–2015)

Auteur de A Nervous Splendor: Vienna 1888-1889

20+ oeuvres 1,736 utilisateurs 32 critiques 6 Favoris

A propos de l'auteur

Frederic Morton was born Fritz Mandelbaum on October 5, 1924 in Vienna, Austria. He fled with his family to Britain in 1939 and immigrated to New York City the following year. The senior Mandelbaum changed the family name in order to join an anti-Semitic labor union. Morton went to a trade school afficher plus and became a baker. He later attended City College of New York and Columbia University, where he studied literature. His best-known work was The Rothschilds, about the banking family, which became a Broadway show. His other nonfiction works included A Nervous Splendor: Vienna, 1888-1889, Thunder at Twilight: Vienna 1913-1914, and a memoir, Runaway Waltz. He wrote several novels during his lifetime including The Hound, The Schatten Affair, Snow Gods, An Unknown Woman, and The Forever Street. In 2002, the city of Vienna distributed 100,000 copies of The Forever Street to residents for free. He received the Cross of Honor for Arts and Sciences in 2003. He died on April 20, 2015 at the age of 90. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins

Œuvres de Frederic Morton

A Nervous Splendor: Vienna 1888-1889 (1979) 736 exemplaires
Les Rothschild (1961) 394 exemplaires
The Forever Street: A Novel (1984) — Auteur — 48 exemplaires
Snow Gods (1968) 9 exemplaires
The Schatten affair (1965) 7 exemplaires
The Witching Ship 4 exemplaires
Das Zauberschiff (2000) 2 exemplaires
An Unknown Woman (1976) 2 exemplaires
Geschichten Aus Zwei Welten (1994) 2 exemplaires
Asphalt and desire 2 exemplaires
Herbstwalzer 1 exemplaire
2006 1 exemplaire
1998 1 exemplaire
The Hound 1 exemplaire
Los Rothschild 1 exemplaire

Oeuvres associées

The Best American Essays 2003 (2003) — Contributeur — 313 exemplaires
Un jeunesse viennoise/Juventud en Viena (1968) — Avant-propos, quelques éditions97 exemplaires
The Best American Short Stories 1965 (1965) — Contributeur — 17 exemplaires
Die Wiener Ringstraße : Das Buch (2014) — Contributeur — 3 exemplaires

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Partage des connaissances

Autres noms
Mandelbaum, Fritz (birth)
Date de naissance
1924-10-05
Date de décès
2015-04-20
Sexe
male
Nationalité
Austria (birth)
USA
Lieu de naissance
Vienna, Austria
Lieu du décès
Vienna, Austria
Lieux de résidence
London, England, UK
New York, New York, USA
Études
City College of New York
Columbia University
Professions
columnist
biographer
writer
historian
Relations
Morton, Maria Colman (wife)
Prix et distinctions
National Book Award Finalist
Courte biographie
Frederic Morton and his family fled Austria in 1939 after his father was arrested by the Nazis but released.  In 1940 they arrived in the USA and changed their name from Mandelbaum to Morton. Frederic first worked as a baker but in 1949 began to study literature. He has written for numerous American periodicals, mainly as a columnist, and has produced works of biography, fiction, and nonfiction.  His family history The Rothschilds (1961) became an international best seller and was turned into a musical.  His two books on his home city of Vienna, A Nervous Splendor (1979) and Thunder at Twilight (1989) have become classics.

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Critiques

First Spain Edition; includes pullout geneology; with dust jacket
 
Signalé
RedeemedRareBooks | Mar 11, 2024 |
Perhaps a bit too much detail, but a fascinating look at a pivotal year in a pivotal place. Freud, Hitler, Stalin, Tito, Trotsky - not to mention the aging Emperor and Franz Ferdinand, all in the same place at the same time. Who knew? The world would never be the same, in Vienna or elsewhere. The end of the Belle Epoch.
 
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dhaxton | 5 autres critiques | Mar 11, 2022 |
A clearly written group biography of the prosperous generations of the banking family. Useful for period colour, should you be writing on the period..
½
 
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DinadansFriend | 8 autres critiques | Dec 20, 2021 |
Historical book about life and times in Vienna: the reign of Franz Joseph and Sissy, music (Brahms, Mahler), art (Klimt), science (Freud), publishing. Leading up to death of Crown Prince Rudolph and birth of Hitler.
 
Signalé
skipstern | 13 autres critiques | Jul 11, 2021 |

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Statistiques

Œuvres
20
Aussi par
4
Membres
1,736
Popularité
#14,816
Évaluation
4.0
Critiques
32
ISBN
54
Langues
4
Favoris
6

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