Oscar Walter Cisek՚s Literary Networks: Correspondence with the “Ostland” Editorial Office (1925-1929) Cover Image

Rețelele literare ale lui Oscar Walter Cisek: corespondența cu redacția „Ostland” (1925-1929)
Oscar Walter Cisek՚s Literary Networks: Correspondence with the “Ostland” Editorial Office (1925-1929)

Author(s): Nora Chelaru
Subject(s): Cultural history
Published by: Societatea de Studii Istorice din România
Keywords: literary networks; German literature in Romania; Romanian literature; Cultural Office of the Germans՚ League in Greater Romania (Kulturamt des Verbandes der Deutschen in Großrumänien);

Summary/Abstract: This article is based on the correspondence between Oscar Walter Cisek and the editorial staff of the cultural journal “Ostland”, the organ of the Germans՚ League in Greater Romania՚s Cultural Office. It discusses how the young author and journalist expanded his personal and professional network. The article concludes that Cisek utilized pre-existing relationships with friends and colleagues from other periodicals, as well as with authors he had previously translated. Cisek was not hesitant to promote himself when writing to the editorial staff or unfamiliar individuals.

  • Issue Year: XIV/2022
  • Issue No: XIV
  • Page Range: 105-115
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Romanian