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Oskar Panizza
AuthorBooks · Second hand1853-1921
Leopold Hermann Oskar Panizza was a German psychiatrist and avant-garde playwright, novelist, poet, essayist, publisher and literary journal editor. He is best known for his provocative tragicomedy, Das Liebeskonzil, for which he served a one-year prison sentence after being convicted in Munich in 1895 on 93 counts of blasphemy. Upon his release from prison, he lived for eight years in exile, first in Zürich and later in Paris.
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About Oskar Panizza
Birth
1853
Death
1921
Leopold Hermann Oskar Panizza was a German psychiatrist and avant-garde playwright, novelist, poet, essayist, publisher and literary journal editor. He is best known for his provocative tragicomedy, Das Liebeskonzil, for which he served a one-year prison sentence after being convicted in Munich in 1895 on 93 counts of blasphemy. Upon his release from prison, he lived for eight years in exile, first in Zürich and later in Paris.
Oskar Panizza combined his training as a psychiatrist with a prolific career as a writer and playwright.
Born in Bad Kissingen in 1853, his work is noted for its critical and provocative view of society.
His most recognized piece, Das Liebeskonzil, is a fundamental reference in his bibliography.
Throughout his life, Panizza explored unusual themes in literature, including the figure of the pig as a symbol.
His literary legacy spans 48 works that reflect his role as a poet, journalist, and editor.
