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Sommer, HaraldSommer, Harald, b. Graz (Styria), Dec. 12, 1935, dramatist and author of radio plays. In his socially-oriented dramas he critically examines ideology and language and often writes about the fate of outsiders. ("Ein unheimlich starker Abgang", 1970), partly in dialect. Further works: Dramas: Die Hure Gerhild, 1971; Der Sommer am Neusiedler See, 1971; Ich betone, daß ich nicht das geringste an der Regierung auszusetzen habe, 1973; Das Stück mit dem Hammer, 1973; Scheiß Napoleon, 1975; Die Gemeindewohnung, 1984. Literature: J. Landa, Bürgerl. Schocktheater, 1988.
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