Alfred Gong Papers
Scope and Content
This collection contains the literary estate of the German-American author, Alfred Gong.
Dates
- Creation: 1949-2000
Creator
- Gong, Alfred, 1920-1981 (Person)
Restrictions on Use
This collection is open for research.
Biography of Alfred Gong
Alfred Gong (1920-1981) was a German-American poet, essayist, critic and editor. He was born Czernowitz, which is now part of the Ukraine. A Jewish man, Gong spent World War II in work camps and then in Bucharest with forged papers. In 1946, he moved to Vienna, and the emigrated to the United States in 1952. He lived the remainder of his life in New York. He published three collections of poems: Gras and Omega, Manifest Alpha, and Gnadenfrist. He also wrote a collection of short stories: Happening in der Park Avenue, and edited Interview mit Amerika, an anthology of German-American writings.
Extent
10 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
German
English
Abstract
The literary estate of the German-American author, Alfred Gong.
Statement of Arrangement
This collection is arranged into folders by topic.
Physical Location
Archives and Rare Books Library
- Title
- Guide to the Alfred Gong Papers
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Archives and Rare Books Library Staff
- Date
- 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Rare Books Library Repository
8th Floor Blegen Library
2602 University Circle
P.O. Box 210113
Cincinnati Ohio 45221-0113
513-556-1959
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