Egon Kisch in Melbourne in 1934. Egon Erwin Kisch (29 April 1885 – 31 March 1948) was an Austrian and Czechoslovak writer and journalist, who wrote in German. He styled himself Der Rasende Reporter (The Racing Reporter) for his countless travels to the far corners of the globe and his equally numerous articles produced in a relatively short time (Hetzjagd durch die Zeit, 1925), Kisch was noted for his development of literary reportage, his opposition to Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime, and his Communism. 150px|Willi Münzenberg set up a multitude of Communist Front organizations sending Egon Kisch to promote Comintern propaganda throughout the world . 200px|Egon Kisch on board the Strathaird bound for Australia; November 1934. 150px| On 17 February 1935 the Czech Journalist Egon Kisch addressed 18,000 in the Sydney's Domain. He told the story of his sojourn in Australian Landfall.Kisch, E. E. (1937) "Australian Landfall" trans. from the German by John Fisher and Irene and Kevin Fitzgerald. Secker and Warburg, London.Kisch, E. E. (1937) " Landung in Australien " . Verlag Allert de Lange, Amsterdam. Legacy 200px| Kisch and his birth house portrayed on a stamp issued by the GDR to celebrate the centenary of his birth . Kisch died of a stroke two years after his return to Prague, shortly after the Communist party seized complete power. Kisch is buried in the Vinohrady Cemetery, Prague, Czech Republic. Kisch has appeared as a character in novels by Australian authors. Without naming him, his visit to Australia, the leap from the ship and the court case challenging the validity of the language test are mentioned in Kylie Tennant's Ride on Stranger (1943). He is a minor character in Frank Hardy's Power Without Glory (1950), which was filmed for television in (1976), and plays a central, if fictionalised, role in Nicholas Hasluck's Our Man K (1999). He appears in Sulari Gentill's detective novel Paving the New Road (2012) along with other real persons such as Nancy Wake and Unity Mitford. Tomb of Egon Erwin Kisch in the Vinohrady Cemetery in Prague Aus Prager Gassen und Nächten (1912) – An early collection of reports from Prague's underworld Der Mädchenhirt (1914) – Kisch's only novel, again set in the Prague underworld Der Fall des Generalstabschefs Redl (1924) Der rasende Reporter (1924) Hetzjagd durch die Zeit (1925) Elliptical Treadmill (1925) - Berlin Six-Day Race Zaren, Popen, Bolschewiken (1926) – On the Soviet Union Schreib das auf, Kisch! (1929) Paradies Amerika (1929) – On the United States Asien gründlich verändert (Changing Asia) (1932) – On Soviet Central Asia China Geheim (Secret China) (1933) – On China Geschichten aus sieben Ghettos (Tales from Seven Ghettos) (1934) – A collection with a Jewish theme Landung in Australien (Australian Landfall) (1937) Soldaten am Meeresstrand (1938) – Reports from the Spanish Civil War Die drei Kühe (The Three Cows) (1939) – Report from the Spanish Civil War Marktplatz der Sensationen (Sensation Fair) (1941) – memoir up to 1914 Entdeckungen in Mexiko (1945)  Gatterer, Joachim (2019): History, literature and propaganda: Egon Erwin Kisch in the Spanish Civil War, in: Alía Miranda, Francisco/Higueras Castañeda, Eduardo/Selva Iniesta, Antonio (ed.): Hasta pronto, amigos de España. Las Brigadas Internacionales en el 80 aniversario de su despedida de la Guerra Civil ( 1938-2018 ), Albacete: CEDOBI 2019, 249-261. OL21262934M Retrieved 3 June 2011 OL5807557M Retrieved 3 June 2011 External links Kisch memoir of first 30 years in Prague Detailed biography in report of an exhibition on Kisch in Vienna, 2006 (in German) Nicholas Hasluck on writing about Kisch
Egon Kisch in Melbourne in 1934 Egon Erwin Kisch (29 April 1885 – 31 March 1948) was an Austrian and Czechoslovak writer and journalist, who wrote in German. He styled himself Der Rasende Reporter (The Racing Reporter) for his countless travels to the far corners of the globe and his equally numerous articles produced in a relatively short time (Hetzjagd durch die Zeit, 1925), Kisch was noted for his development of literary reportage, his opposition to Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime, and his Communism. upWilli Münzenberg set up a multitude of Communist Front organizations sending Egon Kisch to promote Comintern propaganda throughout the world Kisch on board the Strathaird bound for Australia; November 1934 On 17 February 1935 addressed 18,000 in The Domain, Sydney He told the story of his sojourn in Australian Landfall.Kisch, E. E. (1937) Australian Landfall, translated from the German by John Fisher and Irene and Kevin Fitzgerald. Secker and Warburg, London.Kisch, E. E. (1937) Landung in Australien . Verlag Allert de Lange, Amsterdam. Legacy Kisch and his birth house portrayed on a stamp issued by the GDR to celebrate the centenary of his birth Kisch died of a stroke two years after his return to Prague, shortly after the Communist party seized complete power. Kisch is buried in the Vinohrady Cemetery, Prague, Czech Republic. Kisch has appeared as a character in novels by Australian authors. Without naming him, his visit to Australia, the leap from the ship and the court case challenging the validity of the language test are mentioned in Kylie Tennant's Ride on Stranger (1943). He is a minor character in Frank Hardy's Power Without Glory (1950), which was filmed for television in (1976), and plays a central, if fictionalised, role in Nicholas Hasluck's Our Man K (1999). He appears in Sulari Gentill's detective novel Paving the New Road (2012) along with other real persons such as Nancy Wake and Unity Mitford. Tomb of Kisch in the Vinohrady Cemetery in Prague Aus Prager Gassen und Nächten (1912) – An early collection of reports from Prague's underworld Der Mädchenhirt (1914) – Kisch's only novel, again set in the Prague underworld Der Fall des Generalstabschefs Redl (1924) Der rasende Reporter (1924) Hetzjagd durch die Zeit (1925) Elliptical Treadmill (1925) – On Six Days of Berlin Zaren, Popen, Bolschewiken (1926) – On the Soviet Union Schreib das auf, Kisch! (1929) Paradies Amerika (1929) – On the United States Asien gründlich verändert (Changing Asia) (1932) – On Soviet Central Asia China Geheim (Secret China) (1933) – On China Geschichten aus sieben Ghettos (Tales from Seven Ghettos) (1934) – A collection with a Jewish theme Landung in Australien (Australian Landfall) (1937) Soldaten am Meeresstrand (1938) – Reports from the Spanish Civil War Die drei Kühe (The Three Cows) (1939) – Report from the Spanish Civil War Marktplatz der Sensationen (Sensation Fair) (1941) – memoir up to 1914 Entdeckungen in Mexiko (1945) Further reading Gatterer, Joachim (2019): History, literature and propaganda: Egon Erwin Kisch in the Spanish Civil War, in: Alía Miranda, Francisco/Higueras Castañeda, Eduardo/Selva Iniesta, Antonio (ed.): Hasta pronto, amigos de España. Las Brigadas Internacionales en el 80 aniversario de su despedida de la Guerra Civil ( 1938–2018 ), Albacete: CEDOBI 2019, 249–261. External links Kisch memoir of first 30 years in Prague Detailed biography in report of an exhibition on Kisch in Vienna, 2006 (in German) Nicholas Hasluck on writing about Kisch
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