Otto Steiger (writer)
Otto Steiger (4 August 1909 – 10 May 2005) was a Swiss writer and radio news speaker.
Biography[]
Steiger was born in Uetendorf, Thun, Switzerland in 1909.[1][2]
His third novel, Portrait of a respected man (1952), was condemned by critics as propaganda for communism. This book was translated into Russian without Steiger's knowledge and sold 300,000 copies.[2]
References[]
- ^ Bookbird - Volumes 19-20. Instituto Nacional del Libro Español. 1981. p. 50.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Literaturlexikon: Band 11 Si - VI. Walter de Gruyter. 2011. p. 203.
External links[]
- Otto Steiger at IMDb
Categories:
- 1909 births
- 2005 deaths
- People from Thun District
- Swiss writers in German