Odon horvath biography of mahatma

Afew of Horváth's works deal directly with the early fascist era; two of the novels he wrote at the end of his short life were widely translated and read as the clouds of world war gathered. His 17 plays, however, are seen only occasionally outside of the German linguistic sphere, for they are uniquely difficult to translate. This difficulty stems from the most characteristic feature of Horváth's work—his fascination with, and frequently satirical attitude toward, the speech patterns of common people. That was a trait Horváth shared with another German-language dramatist of his time, Bertolt Brecht, although in other respect

Odon horvath biography of mahatma gandhi

Von Horváth, Ödön

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