Alexander Lernet-Holenia

Alexander Lernet-Holenia. Writer: Ich war Jack Mortimer. The author of 25 plays, 24 novels, many short stories, novellas, poetry collections, essays, biographies, translations, radio and television plays, Alexander Lernet-Holenia ranks among the most important of 20th century Austrian authors. A former imperial officer and nobleman, his work focuses on the related concepts of Austrian national identity, Central European culture, and monarchy. Throughout his wide ranging oeuvre, he conveys the image...