Alexander Roda Roda
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Alexander Roda Roda (born Šandor Friedrich Rosenfeld; April 13, 1872 – August 20, 1945) was Jewish writer.
Biography
Roda Roda was born in Drnovice, Moravia on April 13, 1872. As a child, he moved with his family to Slavonia. He changed his name from Šandor to Alexander, and his surname from Rosenfeld to Roda Roda. Roda is Croatian word for Stork. He chosed his new surname because storks nested on the chimney of his house in Osijek. He spent more then 30 years living and working in Osijek and Slavonia. In 1902, Roda Roda quit the military career and became a journalist (during World War I he was war correspondent); he contributed to "Simplicissimus". In 1938 he emigrated in the USA. He wrote many comedies (Der König von Crucina, 1892; Bubi, 1912, with G. Meyrink), tales and novels (Soldatengeschichten, 2 voll., 1904; Der Ehegarten, 1913, Der Schnaps, der Rauchtabak und die verfluchte Liebe, 1908; Die Panduren, 1935) and autobiographical books (Irrfahrten eines Humoristen 1914–1919, 1920; Roda Rodas Roman, 1925). He died in New York. Until his death, Roda Roda considered Osijek as his hometown.
Bibliography
- 1892 – "Der Gutsherr von Ljublin"
- 1906 – "Eines Esels Kinnbacken"
- 1908 – "Von Bienen, Drohnen und Baronen"
- 1909 – "Bummler,Schummler und Rossetummler"
- 1913 – "500(Fünfhundert) Schwänke"
- 1925 – "Roda Rodas Roman" "Roda Roda Erzählt"
- 1927 – "Donner und Doria"
