Peter Richard Oswald Tschugguel, known by the pen names Peter von Tramin and Peter von Kleynn, (9 May 1932 – 14 July 1981) was an Austrian writer.

Biography

Tschugguel was born on 9 May 1932 in Vienna.[1] He is a member of the von Tschugguel family, who were part of the Austrian nobility. He studied law and then worked as a bank clerk and translator.[2]

Tschugguel was a short story writer and novelist.[2] His pen name comes from his family's ancestral noble title, Baron Tschugguel von Tramin. While use of noble titles and nobiliary particles in the surname have been illegal since the Austrian nobility was abolished in 1919, the use of nobiliary particles in stage names and pen names is permitted.

In 1963 he was awarded the Austrian State Prize for European Literature.

Tschugguel died on 14 July 1981.[1]

Bibliography

Novels

  • Herr über 1000 Gehirne, 1958
  • Die Herren Söhne, 1962
  • Die Tür im Fenster, 1967

Short stories

  • Divertimento, 1963
  • Taschen voller Geld und andere Erzählungen, 1970
  • Der Kanalrat, 1974

References

  1. 1 2 "Summary Bibliography: Peter von Tramin". isfdb.org. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
  2. 1 2 "Fatale Noblesse". NZZ. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
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