Peter Karvaš (25 April 1920 in

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− 28 November 1999) was a Slovakian writer. He was a philosopher, theatre scholar,

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and

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. In 1968 he was banned from publishing as a result of the

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. Karvaš became known above all for his plays, of which the ''Mitternachtsmesse'' (Midnight Mass) was also successfully performed in Germany. In addition, there is an equally remarkable

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work and numerous theoretical works in the field of theatre studies and philosophy. Karvaš died in 1999 in

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at the age of 79.

Work

Theater plays

* ''Mitternachtsmesse''. (Drama with prologue in three acts (five scenes)) * ''Die grosse Perücke''. (Comedy in two parts with epilogue (eleven scenes)) * ''Antigone und die Anderen'', (tragedy in 3 acts and 2 interludes) * ''Ein Königreich für einen Mörder'', (Comedy) * ''Menschen unserer Straße'', (play in four scenes) * ''Diplomaten'', (three-act comedy) * ''Patient hundertdreizehn'', (five act comedy) * ''Meteor'', (drama in three acts) * ''Sieben Zeugen'', (

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play) * ''Die Umfrage'', (one-act play) * ''Das Verbot'', (Play in 2 parts and 6 scenes)) * List of 15 plays in the

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.List of 15 plays
in the

Prose

* ''Tanz der Salome, Apokryphen'' * ''Teufeleien'' * ''Unvollendete für Kinderstimme''

References

External links

*
Entry about Peter Karvaš
on LitCentSlowak *
Celebrity Net Worth Details
{{DEFAULTSORT:Karvas, Peter Slovak writers Dramaturges Czechoslovak dissidents 1920 births 1999 deaths People from Banská Bystrica Czechoslovak writers