author
Rudolf Greinz
1866–1942
Known for vivid Tyrolean stories and historical novels, this Austrian writer drew on local life, folklore, and religion to create books that were widely read in the German-speaking world. He also wrote satirical pieces under the pen name Kassian Kluibenschädel.
5 Audiobooks
Deutsche Humoristen, 7. Band (von 8)
by Ottomar Enking, Anna Croissant-Rust, Rudolf Greinz, Wilhelm Schussen, Ludwig Thoma
Der heilige Bürokrazius: Eine heitere Legende
by Rudolf Greinz
Die Stadt am Inn : Roman
by Rudolf Greinz
Königin Heimat : roman
by Rudolf Greinz
Novellenbuch, 2. Band: Dorfgeschichten
by Ernst Wichert, Rudolf Greinz, Wilhelm von Polenz, Heinrich Sohnrey
About the author
Born in Pradl near Innsbruck on August 16, 1866, Rudolf Greinz studied in Graz and Innsbruck before turning fully to writing. He became a prolific Austrian author whose work ranged from novels and short fiction to plays and collections shaped by Tyrolean regional life.
Greinz is especially remembered for his historical novels, village tales, and writing rooted in folklore and Catholic culture. Sources also note that his relationship to the Church was complex, which gives some of his work an edge beyond simple piety or local-color nostalgia.
He spent parts of his career in places including Merano, Munich, and Innsbruck, and he wrote political satire under the pseudonym Kassian Kluibenschädel. He died in Innsbruck on August 16, 1942.