Moritz Jursitzky

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Moritz Jursitzky (*1861 in Andělská Hora (Bruntál District);† 1936 inVienna) was an Austrian/silesian writer.

Born as a son of a weaver master craftsman, Moritz Jursitzky worked as well as a weaver for a long time. Only late in his life it was possible to earn a living with his writing. Starting with 1909 he was supported by the "German Schiller foundation" (deutsche Schillerstiftung)

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novels:

  • "Die Förster-Zilli": The forester Zilli -artistnovel from the WWI prewartime
  • "Um Recht und Ehre": About right an honour
  • "Auf steiler Dornenbahn" : On steep thorn alley
  • "Serenissimus als Bürger" : Serenissimus as citicen
  • "Das hungernde Wien" : The starving vienna
  • "Der Parnass" : The Parnass

silesian poems:

  • "Hoch'naus!": burlesque written in silesian dialect

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