Franz Kain

Franz Kain (10 January 1922 – 27 October 1997) was an Austrian writer and politician.

When he returned to Austria, Kain began working as a journalist for the newspaper Die Neue Zeit in Linz. From 1953 to 1956, he was a correspondent for the newspaper Volksstimme in Berlin. The couple's daughter Eugenie also became a writer.

In 1954, his story "Die Lawine" appeared in the anthology Der Kreis hat einen Anfang.

Kain died in Linz at the age of 75.

Selected works

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Romeo und Julia an der Bernauerstraße, stories (1954) Die Lawine, novel (1959) Der Föhn bricht ein, novel (1962) Die Donau fließt vorbei, short stories (1969) Der Weg zum Ödensee, stories (1973) Das Ende der Ewigen Ruh, novel (1978) Das Schützenmahl, stories (1986) Im Brennesseldickicht, stories (1989) Der Schnee war warm und sanft, stories (1989) In Grodeck kam der Abendstern, novel (1994)