The Vienna Coffeehouse Wits, 1890-1938

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The Vienna Coffeehouse Wits, 1890-1938 is written by Harold B. Segel and published by Purdue University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1557530335 (ISBN 10) and 9781557530332 (ISBN 13).

Segel's extensive introduction provides a wealth of information concerning the social, political, and cultural background of turn-of-the-century Vienna. The eight artists assembled here are concerned with their world, Austria and particularly Vienna. They exchange ideas, argue, gossip, tell stories, read each other's works and even write in the coffeehouse.