Karl Kraus
Austrian satirist and polemicist who was one of the most formidable cultural critics of his era. His prose fiction and satirical writings relentlessly attacked the corruption of language and journalism in modern life.
Works
- The Last Days of MankindVast dramatic work satirizing World War I and Austrian society
- Morals and CrimeEssays examining crime, morality, and social disorder
- Pro Domo et MundoCollection of satirical aphorisms and cultural criticism
- Half-Truths and One-and-a-Half TruthsWitty collection of aphorisms on modern life and human folly
- Die FackelCultural journal of satirical commentary and literary criticism