Arthur Achleitner (August 16, 1858 in Straubing,

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

– September 29, 1927 in

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) was a German writer. His works are noteworthy because he describes local customs and peculiarities of the people in the

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

n and Bavarian

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, and the Mediterranean regions of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire (mainly

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and Bosnia).

Works

* Aus Kroatien. Skizzen und Erzählunge
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* Bergrichters Erdenwalle
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* Celsissimu
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* Im grünen Tan
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External links

* * 1858 births 1927 deaths German male writers {{Germany-writer-stub