Busta, Christine (1914–1987)
Busta, Christine (1914–1987)
Austrian poet. Born April 23, 1914, in Vienna, Austria; died Dec 3, 1987, in Vienna; m. Carl Dimt (musician), 1940 (killed during WWII).
Wrote about her difficult childhood and youth; following WWII, worked as a translator, then a librarian; writings include De Regenbaum (1951), Unterwegs zu älteren Feuern (1965) and Immitten aller Vergänglichkeit (1985). Received Georg Trakl Prize (1954) and Austrian State Prize (1969).
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BORN: 1048, Neyshabur, Persia
DIED: 1131, Neyshabur, Persia
NATIONALITY: Persian
GENRE: Poetry, nonfiction
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