Herbert Wadsack (

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, February 19, 1912-

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, July 15, 2004) was an

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n librarian and writer. He was at the

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and was a prisoner of war. He was a member of the

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and of the

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Works

* ''A-To-Nal'', 1982 * ''Bescheidenes Massaker. Kurzprosa aus dreißig Jahren'', 1995 * ''Das Gedichtwerk.'' , 1995

Poetry books

* ''Die vor uns sterben'', 1946 * ''Gewaltige Fuge des Lebens'', 1966

References

1912 births 2004 deaths 20th-century Austrian writers People from Knittelfeld Austrian prisoners of war Austrian librarians {{Austria-writer-stub