Literary Library

Hugo von Hofmannsthal

by Angela Beck
February 1, 1874 - July 15, 1929Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist, narrator and essayistAuthor of "Death and the Fool", "The Woman Wi...
Austria Austrian Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays Librettist Libretto Music Musical Musician Narrator Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry

Fritjof Capra

by Angela Beck
February 1, 1939 - Austrian-born American physicist, author, systems theorist, deep ecologist and professorAuthor of "The Tao of Physics: An Explo...
Austria Austrian Austrian-American Ecologist Leonardo Da Vinci Mysticism Physicist Renaissance Systems Theorist

John Menkes

by Angela Beck
December 20, 1928 - November 22, 2008Austrian-American pedriatric neurologist and author of novels and playsAuthor of "The Last Inquisitors", "Lady...
Austria Austrian Austrian-American Doctor Neurologist Novel Novelist Pediatric Physician Play Plays Playwright Theater Theatre

Peter Handke

by Angela Beck
December 6, 1942 - Austrian novelist, playwright, translator, poet, film director and screenwriterAuthor of the novels "A Sorrow Beyond Dreams", "...
Austria Austrian Drama Dramatist Film Film Director Filmmaker Films Nobel Prize Novel Novelist Plays Playwright Poem Poems Poet Poetry Screenplay Screenwriter Translator

Joseph Roth

by Angela Beck
September 2, 1894 - May 27, 1939Austrian-Jewish journalist and novelistAuthor of "Hotel Savoy", "Job" and "Radetzky March"
Austria Austrian Author Hotel Jewish Jews Novel Novelist

Stefan Zweig

by Angela Beck
November 28, 1881 - February 22, 1942Austrian-Jewish novelist, playwright, journalist and biographerAuthor of "Letter from an Unknown Woman", "Bew...
Austria Austrian Biographer Biography Jewish Journalist News Novel Novelist Playwright

Paul Hofmann

by Angela Beck
November 20, 1912 - December 30, 2008Austrian-American author, journalist, linguist and political activistAuthor of "The Viennese", "The Seasons of...
Austria Austrian Austrian-American Journalist Language Linguist News Political Political Activist Politics

Peter Drucker

by Angela Beck
November 19, 1909 - November 11, 2005 Austrian-American management consultant, educator and authorAuthor of "The Effective Executive", "Innovatio...
Austria Austrian Austrian-American Capitolism Capitolist Consultant Consulting Educator Entrepreneur Management

Robert Musil

by Angela Beck
November 6, 1880 - April 15, 1942Austrian philosophical novelistAuthor of "The Confusions of Young Torless", "The Man Without Qualities" and "Inti...
Austria Austrian Novel Novelist Philosopher Philosophy

Hermann Broch

by Angela Beck
November 1, 1886 - May 30, 1951Austrian writerAuthor of "The Sleepwalkers", "The Unknown Quality" and "The Death of Virgil"
Austria Austrian