Otto Steiger (writer)
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Otto Steiger (4 August 1909 – 10 May 2005) was a
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writer and radio news speaker.


Biography

Steiger was born in Uetendorf, Thun,
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in 1909. His third novel, ''Portrait of a respected man'' (1952), was condemned by critics as propaganda for communism. This book was translated into
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without Steiger's knowledge and sold 300,000 copies.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Steiger, Otto 1909 births 2005 deaths People from Thun District Swiss writers in German