Josef Fritzls literary forebears/Ahnen Fritzls in der österreichischen Literatur
am 21.05.2008 von Transblawg
In the Times Literary Supplement of May 16 2008, Ritchie Robertson searches Austrian literature for examples of men who terrorized or imprisoned their families. The article is available online too.
Adalbert Stifter: Turmalin 1852
Franz Nabl: Das Grab des Lebendigen 1917 - later reissued as Die Ortliebschen Frauen
Ferdnand Raimund: Der Alpenkönig und der Menschenfeind 1828
Johann Nestroy: Eine Wohnung ist zu vermeten in der Stadt 1837
Elias Canetti: Die Blendung 1935
Veza Canetti: Die gelbe Straße 1932-3
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