1938
Ödön von Horváth, Croatian-French author and playwright (born 1901)
Ödön von Horváth, Croatian-French author and playwright (born 1901)
Ödön von Horváth, Croatian-French author and playwright (born 1901)
Ödön von Horváth
Austro-Hungarian playwright and novelist (1901–1938)
- Died
- 1938
Edmund Josef von Horváth was an Austro-Hungarian playwright and novelist who wrote in German, and went by the nom de plume Ödön von Horváth. He was one of the most critically admired writers of his generation prior to his untimely death. He enjoyed a series of successes on the stage with socially poignant and romantic plays, including Revolte auf Côte 3018 (1927), Sladek (1929), Italienische Nacht (1930), Hin und Her (1934), and Der Jüngste Tag (1937). His novels include Der ewige Spießer (1930), Ein Kind unserer Zeit (1938), and Jugend ohne Gott (1937).