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Name: Peter Altenberg
Birth Date: March 9, 1859
Death Date: January 8, 1919
Nationality: Austrian
Ethnicity: Jewish
Gender: Male

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Biography of Peter Altenberg
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Although Peter Altenberg enjoyed high esteem among writers as diverse as the brothers Mann, Robert Musil, Karl Kraus, Franz Kafka, and Gerhart Hauptmann, he has found little favor with the literary-critical establishment. For more than twenty years,...


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Peter Altenberg (March 9, 1859 - January 8, 1919) was a writer and poet from Vienna, Austria. His was born Richard Engländer on March 9, 1859. The nom de plume, Altenberg, came from a small town on the Danube River. Allegedly, he chose the surname to...


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Journal of European Studies
Telegrams from the Soul: Peter Altenberg and the Culture of fin-de-siecle Vienna. (book reviews)
03/01/1997: 565 words, approx. 2 pages
Till recently, Peter Altenberg (1859-1919) was a relatively neglected figure of the Viennese fin de siecle. His books of atmospheric sketches, aphorisms and dialogues, beginning with Wie ich es sehe (1896), are unusual in German literature and are probably best appreciated as collections...
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The Modern Language Review
Peter Altenberg: Rezept die Welt zu sehen. Kritische Essays. Briefe an Karl Kraus.(Review)
07/01/1999: 1,623 words, approx. 5 pages
Telegrams from the Soul: Peter Altenberg and the Culture of fin-de-siecle Vienna. By ANDREW BARKER. Columbia, SC: Camden House. 1996. 260 pp. 37.50 [pounds sterling]. Peter Altenberg: Rezept dieWelt zu sehen. Kritische Essays. Briefe an Karl Kraus. By ANDREW BARKER and LEO...
 


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