Papers, 1945-1946. 1945-1946.

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Papers, 1945-1946. 1945-1946.

Collection consists of Sonnenschein's poems written in Auschwitz (Schritte des Todes: Traumworte, 1945; Death's Tread: Dreamwords), his personal political history, bound in two volumes and dated "14. IV. 1945," and a typescript with corrections of a Czech translation of Slowakische Heimat (Slovakian Homeland), translated by Emil Dvorak.

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Sonnenschein, Hugo, 1889-1934

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Sonnenschein, Hugo, 1889-1953

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Hugo Sonnenschein (1889–1953) published his first book of poetry in 1907 as a student in Vienna, and served as editor of the Czech Academic Club's almanac. After completing his military service in 1911, he wandered through Europe as a vagabond poet, continuing to write and publish while living in Paris, London and Berlin. During World War I he served on the Balkan front and was taken into custody several times for pacifist activities. After the war he turned to politics and helped found the Red ...