Maria von Peteani (2 February 1888 – 28 July 1960) was an Austrian writer. She was born in
Prague, then part of the
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...
, but moved to
Linz at the age of two. From 1920 onwards von Peteani wrote around twenty novels, the best known of them being ''
The Page from the Dalmasse Hotel''. It was later adapted into
a 1933 film starring
Dolly Haas
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[Hake p.58] Two other films were made of her works. Following the
Anschluss she was banned from further writing by the
Nazis, but was able to resume her career in 1945.
References
Bibliography
* Haider, Siegfried. ''Geschichte Oberösterreichs''. Oldenbourg Verlag, 1987.
* Hake, Sabine. ''German National Cinema''. Routledge, 2008.
* Pötzl, Viktoria: “In-between Wars, In-between Genders: A queer reading on Maria von Peteani’s Der Page vom Dalmasse Hotel.” In: Monatshefte. vol.112.1. Spring 2020. University of Wisconsin Press. pp. 38-55.https://muse.jhu.edu/article/751117/summary
External links
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1888 births
1960 deaths
Austrian essayists
Writers from Prague
20th-century Austrian novelists
20th-century essayists
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