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Hans Flesch-Brunningen

1895–1981

A sharp-eyed Austrian writer and memoirist, he wrote across the upheavals of the 20th century and spent nearly three decades in exile in London after fleeing Nazism. His work is often remembered for its clear, unsparing view of the world around him.

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Das zerstörte Idyll: Novellen

Das zerstörte Idyll: Novellen

by Hans Flesch-Brunningen

About the author

Born in Brno on February 5, 1895, Hans Flesch-Brunningen was an Austrian writer from a Jewish family. He published very young, reportedly appearing in the expressionist journal Pan while still in his teens, and went on to build a literary life shaped by travel, journalism, and close attention to the social tensions of his time.

He lived in several European cultural centers, including Italy, France, and especially Berlin. In 1934, after the rise of National Socialism, he fled to England and remained in exile in London until 1963. That long period away from Austria became a defining part of both his life and his writing.

He later returned to Austria and died in Bad Ischl on August 1, 1981. Among the works associated with him are the memoir Die verführte Zeit and the novel Perlen und schwarze Tränen. No suitable verified portrait image was confirmed from the sources I found, so no profile image is included.