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Oskar Maria Graf (22 July 1894 – 28 June 1967) was a German-American writer who wrote several narratives about life in Bavaria, mostly autobiographical. In the beginning, Graf wrote under his real name Oskar Graf.
Oskar Maria Graf (* 22. Juli 1894 als Oskar Graf in Berg; † 28. Juni 1967 in New York City) war ein deutsch -amerikanischer Schriftsteller. Seine Romane Der Abgrund (1936) und Anton Sittinger (1937) zählen zu den „scharfsinnigsten literarischen Analysen des Verhältnisses von Kleinbürgertum und Faschismus “.
Jun 24, 2024 · Oskar Maria Graf (born July 22, 1894, Berg am Starnberger See, Ger.—died June 28, 1967, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was a German regional novelist and poet known for novels and sketches of Bavarian peasant life, such as Kalender-Geschichten, 2 vol. (1929, rev. 1957; “Calendar Stories”).
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Oskar Maria Graf was born July 22, 1894, in Berg on Lake Starn-berg in Bavaria. Graf's father, Max, was a baker; his mother, Therese Heimrath, was the daughter of a well-to-do farmer. They had eight children of whom Oskar was the last. Because of friction within the family,' young Oskar left home in
Oskar Maria Graf was a notable German author known for his vivid depictions of Bavarian peasant life. His works, often written in the dialect of his homeland, encapsulate the social and political changes of early 20th-century Germany.
OSKAR MARIA GRAF 171 government troops who suppressed the short-1ived Soviet Republic of Bavaria, but, thanks to an affidavit by Rainer Maria Rilke, he was soon set free again. The harsh treat ment that many of his friends received from courts exerted a decisive influence upon Graf's political thinking.
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The Oskar Maria Graf Papers consist primarily of photocopies of Graf's works (originals at the Staatsbibliothek, Munich); correspondence (primarily copies, some originals); large collection of newspaper clippings about Graf; numerous photographs of Graf, his family and acquaintances.
