Alexander Roda Roda

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Alexander Roda Roda

Born	Šandor Friedrich Rosenfeld (1872-04-13)April 13, 1872 Drnovice, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (now Czech Republic)
Died	August 20, 1945(1945-08-20) (aged 73) New York City, United States
Occupation	Writer

Alexander Roda Roda (born Šandor Friedrich Rosenfeld; April 13, 1872 – August 20, 1945) was Austrian-Croatian writer.

Biography

Roda Roda was born in Drnovice, Moravia on April 13, 1872. As a child, he moved with his family to Slavonia. He changed his name from Šandor to Alexander, and his surname from Rosenfeld to Roda Roda. Roda is the Croatian word for stork. He chose his new surname because storks nested on the chimney of his house in Osijek. He spent more than 30 years living and working in Osijek and Slavonia.^[1] In 1902, Roda Roda quit the military career and became a journalist (during World War I he was war correspondent); he contributed to "Simplicissimus". In 1938, he emigrated in the USA. He wrote many comedies (Der König von Crucina, 1892; Bubi, 1912, with G. Meyrink), tales and novels (Soldatengeschichten, 2 vol., 1904; Der Ehegarten, 1913, Der Schnaps, der Rauchtabak und die verfluchte Liebe, 1908; Die Panduren, 1935) and autobiographical books (Irrfahrten eines Humoristen 1914–1919, 1920; Roda Rodas Roman, 1925). He died in New York. Until his death, Roda Roda considered Osijek as his hometown.^[1]

Bibliography

1892 – "Der Gutsherr von Ljublin"
1906 – "Eines Esels Kinnbacken"
1908 – "Von Bienen, Drohnen und Baronen"
1909 – "Bummler,Schummler und Rossetummler"
1913 – "500(Fünfhundert) Schwänke"
1925 – "Roda Rodas Roman" "Roda Roda Erzählt"
1927 – "Donner und Doria"

Gallery

Roda Roda bust in front of the City and University library Osijek
Roda Roda Berlin memorial plaque

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Biografija: Alexander Roda Roda". essekeri.hr (in Croatian) (Essekeri).

External links

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Alexander Roda Roda at the Internet Movie Database

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 61674079 LCCN: n85801853 ISNI: 0000 0003 6856 7073 GND: 11874562X SELIBR: 197777 NKC: jn19992000991

Persondata
Name	Roda Roda, Alexander
Alternative names	Rosenfeld, Sándor Friedrich (birth name)
Short description	Austrian writer
Date of birth	April 13, 1872
Place of birth	Drnovice, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (now Czech Republic)
Date of death	August 20, 1945
Place of death	New York City, United States

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