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The Count Of Saint Germain
''The Count of Saint Germain'' (German: ''Der Graf von Saint Germain'') is a 1948 novel by the Austrian writer Alexander Lernet-Holenia. It regained the author's pre-war popularity and dealt with the issues of the Anschluss and war guilt.Dassanowsky p.129 References Bibliography * Robert von Dassanowsky. ''Austrian Cinema: A History''. McFarland, 2005. 1948 novels Austrian novels Novels by Alexander Lernet-Holenia {{1940s-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Lernet-Holenia
Alexander Lernet-Holenia (21 October 1897, in Vienna — 3 July 1976) was an Austrian poet, novelist, dramaturgist and writer of screenplays and historical studies who produced a heterogeneous literary opus that included poetry, psychological novels describing the intrusion of otherworldly or unreal experiences into reality, and recreational films. Youth and service in World War I Lernet-Holenia was born in 1897, as Alexander Marie Norbert Lernet to Alexander Lernet (an ocean liner officer) who had married his mother Sidonie (née Holenia) shortly before his birth. He attached his mother's maiden name to his family name only when he was formally adopted by Carinthian relatives of his mother (whose aristocratic family had lost most of its wealth after the war) in 1920. In July 1915, Alexander finished high-school in Waidhofen an der Ybbs and took up Law studies at the University of Vienna, but volunteered for the Austro-Hungarian army in September 1915 and fought in World War I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
