Alexander Roda Roda
Encyclopedia
Alexander Roda Roda was the pen name
of Alexander/Sándor Friedrich Ladislaus Rosenfeld, an Austria
n Jewish writer
.
in Moravia
or in Zdenci
, Slavonia
(near Virovitica
). He died in New York
. In 1902 quit the military career and became a journalist (during World War I he was war correspondent); he contributed to "Simplicissimus". In 1938 he emigrated in the USA. He wrote many comedies(Der König von Crucina, 1892; Bubi, 1912, with G. Meyrink), tales and novels (Soldatengeschichten, 2 voll., 1904; Der Ehegarten, 1913, Der Schnaps, der Rauchtabak und die verfluchte Liebe, 1908; Die Panduren, 1935) and autobiographical books(Irrfahrten eines Humoristen 1914-1919, 1920; Roda Rodas Roman, 1925).
Pen name
A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...
of Alexander/Sándor Friedrich Ladislaus Rosenfeld, an Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n Jewish writer
Writer
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.
Biography
Rosenfeld was born either in Drnowitz/DrnoviceDrnovice
Drnovice is a village and municipality in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 2,278 ....
in Moravia
Moravia
Moravia is a historical region in Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, and one of the former Czech lands, together with Bohemia and Silesia. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region...
or in Zdenci
Zdenci
Zdenci is a village and municipality in Croatia in the Virovitica–Podravina County. It has a population of 2,225 , 88% which are Croats....
, Slavonia
Slavonia
Slavonia is a geographical and historical region in eastern Croatia...
(near Virovitica
Virovitica
Virovitica is a Croatian town near the Croatian-Hungarian border. It is situated near the Drava river and belongs to the historic region of Slavonia. Virovitica has a population of 14,663, with 21,327 people in the municipality...
). He died in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. In 1902 quit the military career and became a journalist (during World War I he was war correspondent); he contributed to "Simplicissimus". In 1938 he emigrated in the USA. He wrote many comedies(Der König von Crucina, 1892; Bubi, 1912, with G. Meyrink), tales and novels (Soldatengeschichten, 2 voll., 1904; Der Ehegarten, 1913, Der Schnaps, der Rauchtabak und die verfluchte Liebe, 1908; Die Panduren, 1935) and autobiographical books(Irrfahrten eines Humoristen 1914-1919, 1920; Roda Rodas Roman, 1925).
External links
- http://www.uni-protokolle.de/buecher/kat/1075138
- Roda Roda, Alexander at www.wstlb.at http://www.weltchronik.de/ws/bio/r/rodaroda/ra01945a-RodaRodaAlexander-18720413b-19450820d.htm