Hermann Ungar
Encyclopedia
Hermann Ungar was a Bohemia
n writer (in the German language
) and an officer in Czechoslovakia
's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His novels were influenced by expressionism
and psychoanalysis
. He was praised by Thomas Mann
as a great writer.
Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
n writer (in the German language
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
) and an officer in Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His novels were influenced by expressionism
Expressionism
Expressionism was a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas...
and psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis is a psychological theory developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud. Psychoanalysis has expanded, been criticized and developed in different directions, mostly by some of Freud's former students, such as Alfred Adler and Carl Gustav...
. He was praised by Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and 1929 Nobel Prize laureate, known for his series of highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novellas, noted for their insight into the psychology of the artist and the intellectual...
as a great writer.
Works
- Boys and Murderers (1920)
- The Maimed (1923, novel)
- The Murder of Captain Hanika (1925, non-fiction)
- The Class (1927, novel)
- The Red General (1928, play)
- The Arbor (1930, play)
- Colbert's Journey (1930, short stories)
External links
- Hermann Ungar at Twisted Spoon Press
- The Maimed (Twisted Spoon Press)
- Boys & Murderers (Twisted Spoon Press)