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Name
  
Moritz Jursitzky


Role
  
Writer

Died
  
August 28, 1936, Vienna, Austria

Moritz Jursitzky (born 1861, in Engelsberg (Andělská Hora), Austrian Silesia - 1936, in Vienna) was an Austrian/Silesian writer.

Born as a son of a weaver master craftsman, Moritz Jursitzky worked as well as a weaver for a long time. Only late in his life it was possible to earn a living with his writing. Starting with 1909 he was supported by the "German Schiller foundation" (deutsche Schillerstiftung)

List of publications

Novels:

  • "Die Förster-Zilli": The forester Zilli -artistnovel from the World War I prewartime
  • "Um Recht und Ehre": About right an honour
  • "Auf steiler Dornenbahn" : On steep thorn alley
  • "Serenissimus als Bürger" : Serenissimus as citicen
  • "Das hungernde Wien" : The starving vienna
  • "Der Parnass" : The Parnass

    • Silesian poems:

  • "Hoch'naus!": burlesque written in Silesian German dialect

    • References

    Moritz Jursitzky Wikipedia
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