Odon Von Horvath
Ödön von Horváth (1901-1938) was born in Fiume, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, of an aristocratic Hungarian-speaking family. His plays include: Italienische Nacht ( Italian Night ) 1931, Geschichten aus dem Wiener Wald ( Tales from the Vienna Woods ) 1931, Kasimir und Karoline ( Casimir and Caroline ) 1932, Figaro Lässt sich Schieden ( Figaro Gets a Divorce ) 1937, Don Juan Kommt aus dem Krieg ( Don Juan Comes Back from the War ), produced 1952. Horváth's plays were banned when the...See more
Ödön von Horváth (1901-1938) was born in Fiume, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, of an aristocratic Hungarian-speaking family. His plays include: Italienische Nacht ( Italian Night ) 1931, Geschichten aus dem Wiener Wald ( Tales from the Vienna Woods ) 1931, Kasimir und Karoline ( Casimir and Caroline ) 1932, Figaro Lässt sich Schieden ( Figaro Gets a Divorce ) 1937, Don Juan Kommt aus dem Krieg ( Don Juan Comes Back from the War ), produced 1952. Horváth's plays were banned when the Nazis came to power, then neglected in Germany until the 1950s. See less
