Joseph Kalmer (August 17, 1898,

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, today Poland – July 9, 1959,

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) was an

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n writer, poet and translator. Kalmer attended

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and gymnasium in Vienna. He started to write during his studies, and later became a journalist. In 1938, after the Anschluss, he emigrated to Czechoslovakia and a year later to England where he set up a literary agency. In 1935, together with Ludwig Huyn, Kalmer wrote a book ''Abessinien'' (Abyssinia or

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) about travel to that country. The book is a vivid and detailed description of the history, people and customs of this ancient country getting dragged into the modern age under threat of war with Italy. The book was translated into several languages (e.g. into Czech, 1935).

In popular culture

Kalmer is mentioned during a sketch of the Argentine humorous program Cha Cha Cha. When the Mormon character says:

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Biography (in German)

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kalmer, Joseph 1898 births 1959 deaths 20th-century Austrian poets Austrian male poets 20th-century Austrian male writers 20th-century Austrian journalists Chinese–German translators