Gustav Renker (12 October 1889 – 23 July 1967) was an Austrian and Swiss journalist and novelist known for his literary regionalism.
Gustav Renker | |
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| Born | 12 October 1889 Vienna |
| Died | 23 July 1967 (aged 77) Langnau im Emmental, Switzerland |
| Occupation | Journalist, author |
| Genre | literary regionalism |
Renker has published over sixty novels, some of which have been made into films. His work is mostly attributable to the anti-modern province literature of the interwar period.[1]
He was the father in law of Heinrich Sutermeister. Part of his literary estate is archived in the Carinthian literary archives in Klagenfurt.[2]
Notes
edit- ^ "Short biography". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ^ List of literary estates at the Carinthian literary archives in Klagenfurt
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- Gustav Renker in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Gustav Renker at IMDb
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