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Zumpf, Peter auch Neruda Jan, merbod, StadtschreiberZumpf, Peter (also Neruda Jan, merbod, Stadtschreiber), b. Baden (Lower Austria), Aug. 3, 1944, chronicler, poet, narrative writer, playwright and author of radio plays. Reader at a publishing house; since 1987 head of the publishing company "Merbod"; author of satirical and burlesque novels set against a sociocritical background (e.g. "Der Wurzelschnitzer vom Koboldjoch", 1987). Further works: Stunde der Spieler, 1978 (drama; with P. Schuster); Klärungen, 1980 (poetry); Aus dem wildbewegten Jägerleben des Blasius Wenzel H., 1984 (novel); Randgruppen, 1986 (narratives). - Non-fiction books: Wr. Neustädter Literaturlexikon, 1983 (ed.); Chronik eines Theaters. Wr. Neustadt 1794-1994, 1994; Unbekanntes Wr. Neustadt, 2 vols., 1999.
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