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Austro-Hungarian playwright and novelist (–)

Edmund Josef von Horváth (9 December , in Sušak, Rijeka, Austro-Hungarian Empire – 1 June , in Paris, French Third Republic) was an Austro-Hungarian playwright and novelist who wrote in German, and went by the nom de plumeÖdön von Horváth (German pronunciation:[ˈøːdœnfɔnˈhɔʁvaːt]).

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He was one of the most critically admired writers of his generation prior to his untimely death. He enjoyed a series of successes on the stage with socially poignant and romantic plays, including Revolte auf Côte (), Sladek (), Italienische Nacht (), Hin und Her (), and Der Jüngste Tag ().

His novels include Der ewige Spießer (), Ein Kind unserer Zeit (), and Jugend ohne Gott ().

Early life and education

Ödön von Horváth was the eldest son of an Austro-Hungarian diplomat of Hungarian origins from Slavonia, Edmund (Ödön) Josef Horváth, and Maria Lulu Hermine (Prehnal) Horváth, who was from an Austro-Hungar