- Johannes Mario Simmel
Johannes Mario Simmel (born
April 7 ,1924 ) is an Austrian writer.He was born in
Vienna and grew up in Austria andEngland . He was trained as a chemical engineer and worked in research from 1943 to the end ofWorld War II . After the end of the war, he worked as a translator for the American military government and published reviews and stories in the Vienna "Welt am Abend". Starting in 1950, he worked as a reporter for the Munich illustrated "Quick" in Europe and America.He has written a number of novels and screenplays. Many of his novels were successfully filmed in the 60's and 70's.
He has won numerous prizes, including the Award of Excellence of the Society of Writers of the UN.
Important issues in his novels are a fervent pacifism as well as the relativity of good and bad. Several novels are said to have a true background, possibly autobiographic.
Selected bibliography
* "
You don't always have caviar " ("Es muß nicht immer Kaviar sein") - 1961
* "The Berlin Connection " a.k.a. "Dear Fatherland" or "Double Agent - Triple Cross" ("Lieb Vaterland magst ruhig sein") - 1966
* "Cain '67 " ("Alle Menschen werden Brüder") - 1967
* "The Caesar Code " ("Und Jimmy ging zum Regenbogen")" - 1969[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0799605/ Johannes Mario Simmel in the Internet Movie Database]
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