Karl Schönherr (24 February 1867 - 15 March 1943) was an

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n writer of Austrian

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themes.

Biography

Schönherr was born in Axams, near

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(

), to Joseph and Marie Suitner Schönherr. He began studying

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in Innsbruck, then switched to

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, becoming a doctor in 1896. He worked in a hospital in St. Pölten before opening his own practice in Vienna. He gave up practising after the success of ''Der Bildschnitzer''. He experienced the poor living conditions of the people around him, especially during

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, and wrote about these topics. Schönherr's works include protests against the

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. He was also in favor of the

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, but apparently did not share

antisemitic Antisemitism or Jew-hatred is hostility to, prejudice towards, or discrimination against Jews. A person who harbours it is called an antisemite. Whether antisemitism is considered a form of racism depends on the school of thought. Antisemi ...

tendencies. His wife Malvine (1867-1956) was Jewish.

Death

Schönherr died in Vienna. He is buried on the Zentralfriedhof (Group 14 C, #11).

Works

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* ''Der Judas von Tirol'' ("Judas of Tirol", 1897) * ''Der Bildschnitzer: Eine Tragödie braver Leute'' ("The Woodcarver: A Tragedy of Good People", 1900) * ''Die Altweibermühle: Ein deutsches Fastnachtspiel'' ("The Old Woman's Mill: A German Carnival Play", 1902) * ''Der Sonnwendtag'' ("Solstice Day") * ''Karrnerleut'' ("The Carters", 1904); later ''Kindertragödie'' ("Children's Tragedy", 1919) * ''Familie'' ("Family", 1905) * ''Erde'' ("Earth", 1908) * ''Glaube und Heimat'' ("Belief and home", 1910) * ''Der Weibsteufel'' ("The She Devil", 1914) *''Frau Suitner'' (Mrs. Suitner, 1922) * ''Es'' ("It", 1923) * ''Die Hungerblockade'' (1925) * ''Volk in Not'' ("People in distress", 1926) * ''Der Armendoktor'' (1927) * ''Herr Doktor, haben Sie zu essen?'' (1930) * ''Die Fahne weht'' (1937)

Film adaptations

*''Erde'', directed by

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(Austria, 1920, based on the play ''Erde'') *', directed by

(Austria, 1921, based on the play ''Glaube und Heimat'') *'' Thy Name Is Woman'', directed by

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(1924, based on the play ''Der Weibsteufel'') *'' The Judas of Tyrol'', directed by

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(Germany, 1933, based on the play ''Der Judas von Tirol'') *''

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'', directed by Leopold Hainisch (Switzerland/Austria, 1947, based on the play ''Erde'') *'' A Devil of a Woman'', directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner (Austria, 1951, based on the play ''Der Weibsteufel'') *''Frau Suitner'', directed by Gustav Manker, Hermann Lanske (Austria, 1962, TV film, based on the play ''Frau Suitner'') *'' Der Weibsteufel'', directed by Georg Tressler (Austria, 1966, based on the play ''Der Weibsteufel'') *''Der Weibsteufel'', directed by Jo Baier (Germany, 2000, TV film, based on the play ''Der Weibsteufel'') *''Der Judas von Tirol'', directed by

Werner Asam Werner Asam (born October 17, 1944, in Mallersdorf, Germany) is a German television actor, director, and writer. He played several roles in ''Derrick'' during the 1980s and 1990s. Selected filmography * Derrick - Season 5, Episode 4: "Ein Hi ...

(Germany, 2006, TV film, based on the play ''Der Judas von Tirol'') *''Grenzgänger'', directed by Florian Flicker (Austria, 2012, based on the play ''Der Weibsteufel'')

References

External links

Literary Encyclopedia
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(in German) * 1867 births 1943 deaths 19th-century Austrian male writers 20th-century Austrian male writers People from Innsbruck-Land District Writers from Austria-Hungary {{Austria-writer-stub