Karl Bruckner (January 9, 1906 – October 25, 1982) was an

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. Committed to peace, international understanding, and social justice, he became one of Austria's leading writers for young people.

Life

The son of a printer, Bruckner grew up in the

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suburb of

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and became a motor mechanic. He began to write in 1946. He travelled widely.

Awards

*the City of Vienna Children's Book Prize – 1954 for ''Giovanna und der Sumpf'' *Austrian Children's Book Prize – 1956 for ''Die Strolche von Neapel'' *the City of Vienna Youth Book Prize – 1957 for ''Der goldene Pharao'' *Austrian Children's Book Prize – 1961 for ''Sadako will leben'' ('The Day of the Bomb')

Books

*''Giovanna und der Sumpf'' (1954) *''Die Strolche von Neapel'' (1955) *'' The Golden Pharaoh'' (English translation, 1959) *'' Viva Mexico'' (1962) *''

The Day of the Bomb ''The Day of the Bomb'' (in German ''Sadako Will Leben'', meaning ''Sadako Wants to Live'') is a non-fiction book written by the Austrian author Karl Bruckner in 1961. The story is about a Japanese girl named Sadako Sasaki who lived in Hiroshim ...

'' (1962) (English translation of ''Sadako will leben'', (''Sadako wants to live'') (1961), published in more than 122 countries and in 22 languages ) *'' Nur zwei Roboter?'' (1963) (translated in English as ''Hour of the Robots'' by Frances Lobb, 1964 ) *'' Die Spatzenelf'' (2000)

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Karl Bruckner
Austrian children's writers People from Ottakring 1906 births 1982 deaths {{austria-writer-stub