Karl Bruckner
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Karl Bruckner, was an Austria
n children's writer
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Committed to peace, international understanding, and social justice, he became one of Austria's leading writers for young people.
suburb of Ottakring
and became a motor mechanic. He began to write in 1946. He travelled widely.
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 children's writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
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Committed to peace, international understanding, and social justice, he became one of Austria's leading writers for young people.
Life
The son of a printer, Bruckner grew up in the VienneseVienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
suburb of Ottakring
Ottakring
Ottakring is the 16th District in the city of Vienna, Austria . It is located west of the central districts, north of Penzing and south of Hernals. Ottakring has some heavily populated urban areas with many residential buildings...
and became a motor mechanic. He began to write in 1946. He travelled widely.
Awards
- the City of Vienna Children's Book Prize - 1954 for Giovanna und der Sumpf
- Austrian Children's Book Prize - 1956 for Die Strolche von Neapel
- the City of Vienna Youth Book Prize - 1957 for Der goldene Pharao
- Austrian Children's Book Prize - 1961 for Sadako will leben ('The Day of the Bomb')
Books
- Giovanna und der Sumpf (1954)
- Die Strolche von Neapel (1955)
- The Golden Pharaoh (English translation, 1959)
- Viva Mexico (1962)
- The Day of the BombThe Day of the BombThe Day of the Bomb is a non-fiction book written by the Austrian author Karl Bruckner in 1961....
(1962) (English translation of Sadako will leben, (Sadako wants to live) (1961), published in more than 122 countries and in 22 languages ) - Die Spatzenelf (2000)