(1890-1945) Austrian poet, dramatist, and novelist. He was a leading Expressionist. His works include the poem ‘Der Weltfreund der Gerichtstag’/‘The Day of Judgment’ 1919; the plays Juarez und Maximilian 1924 and Das Reich Gottes in Böhmen/The Kingdom of God in Bohemia 1930; and the novels Verdi 1924 and Das Lied von Bernadette/The Song of Bernadette 1941.
Born in Prague, he lived in Germany, Austria, and France, and in 1940 escaped from a French concentration camp to the US, where he died. In 1929 he married Alma Mahler, daughter of the composer Gustav Mahler. + prikaži više