author
Andreas Latzko
1876–1943
A pacifist novelist shaped by the shock of World War I, he became best known for writing with unusual moral urgency about the human cost of violence. His work reached readers across many countries, especially through the powerful wartime collection Men in War.
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Men in War
by Andreas Latzko
Menschen im Krieg
by Andreas Latzko
About the author
Born in Budapest in 1876, Andreas Latzko was an Austro-Hungarian writer of Jewish origin who worked as a novelist, dramatist, and biographer. He studied in Berlin after serving as a reserve officer, and he began publishing early literary work before becoming widely known internationally.
His reputation was made by Men in War (Menschen im Krieg), a 1917 collection drawn from his experiences during World War I. The book's fierce, intimate view of suffering and military brutality made it one of the notable antiwar works of its time and helped establish him as a committed pacifist voice.
Later in life, Latzko lived in several European countries and eventually settled in Amsterdam, where he died in 1943. Though not as widely read today as some of his contemporaries, he remains an important figure for readers interested in war literature, conscience, and the personal cost of history.