| Gustav Renker | |
|---|---|
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| Born | (1889-10-12)12 October 1889 Vienna |
| Died | 23 July 1967(1967-07-23) (aged 77) Langnau im Emmental, Switzerland |
| Occupation | Journalist, author |
| Genre | literary regionalism |
Gustav Renker (12 October 1889 – 23 July 1967) was an Austrian and Swiss journalist and novelist known for his literary regionalism.
Renker has published over sixty novels, some of which have been made into films. His work is mostly attributable to the anti-modern province literature of the interwar period.
He was the father in law of Heinrich Sutermeister. Part of his literary estate is archived in the Carinthian literary archives in Klagenfurt.
Notes
- "Short biography". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- List of literary estates at the Carinthian literary archives in Klagenfurt
External links
- Gustav Renker in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Gustav Renker at IMDb
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