Egon Erwin Kisch

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Egon Erwin Kisch


Born
in Prague
April 29, 1885

Died
March 31, 1948


Egon Erwin/Ervín Kisch (29 April 1885, Prague – 31 March 1948, Prague), a Prague Jew, was an Austro-Hungarian and Czechoslovak, left-wing writer and journalist, who wrote in German. He styled himself Der Rasende Reporter (The raging reporter) for his countless travels to the far corners of the globe, Kisch was noted for his development of literary reportage and his opposition to Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime.

*Bela Illesz writes: “Egon Erwin Kisch was born in Prague. For the rest of his life, wherever he was, wherever he worked, he remained a Prague citizen. It seems to me that even when asked about his nationality, he always answered in one word: a Prague citizen. Few people in the world knew Prague and its history as well as he did, few peopl
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Jarmark sensacji

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Der rasende Reporter

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Schreib das auf, Kisch!: Ei...

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Pasák

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3.86 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1969
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Paradies Amerika

4.07 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1929 — 14 editions
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Aus dem Café Größenwahn. Be...

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Landung in Australien

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Meksiko

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Aus Prager Gassen und Nächten

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Pražský pitaval

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