Karl Kraus was born on October 3, 1874, in Vienna. He died there on December 3, 1936. As one of the great satirists of the twentieth century, he was friends with Freud, Kafka, Einstein and Thomas Mann. He was a prolific writer who wrote for various newspapers and periodicals including Die Fackel, Das Tage-blatt, Die Zukunft, the Wiener Library, and the satirical journal Die Weltbuhne
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Kraus is famous for his series of essays "Die Unwahrheit" (The Truth) which were published in the weekly Der Kunstwart (Art' Man) between 1912 and 1914. The essays are collected by Hansjakob Moser in his book "Der Kunstwart 1914-1917" (published by Julius Berger in 1962). Also collected are Kraus' essays "Die Kunst des Lesens", "Das Schulgeld" (School Fees) and "Das Rachengedicht" (The Poem of Revenge).
Kraus's other works include: Der gute Ratgeber ("The Good Adviser"), Der unglückliche Prinz ("The Ugly Prince"), Der fremde Mensch ("The Stranger") and Nackt unter Wölfen ("Naked Among Wolves").