Palfi, Anton (Pseudonym: P. Anton, Jürgen Jäger)
Banat Author, Journalist, Translator & Poet
Palfi, Anton born 8 Dec 1946 in Triebswetter (Tomnatic), Timiș County, Romania and lived in Temeswar; diploma in German language & literature, journalist, translator, lyric poet. Member of the literary circle Adam Müller-Guttenbrunn of the Writers’ Association of Temeswar.
He attended general school while being deported to Bărăgan with his family. He was a member of the Adam Müller-Guttenbrunn literary circle in Timișoara. He was editor-in-chief of the magazine Neue Banater Zeitung. He currently lives in Bamberg, Germany, where he works as a political editor for the Fränkischer Tag.
Co-Author of: Wortmeldungen [Requests to speak], anthology of lyrics, 1972
Translations:
- Nikolaus Berwanger, (singur cu mine) Alone with Me, Facla Publishing House, 1978 (poems in Romanian)
- Nikolaus Berwanger, (din partru inimi) From four hearts, Eminescu Publishing House, 1978
- Nikolaus Berwanger, Daily Confessions, Eminescu Publishing House, 1980
Publisher of: im brennpunkt stehn [standing in the focal point], anthology, 1979
Textbook: Palfi, Anton: im brennpunkt stehn. Lesebuch mit Beiträgen der jungen und jüngsten Mitglieder des Temesvarer Literaturkreises “Adam Müller-Guttenbrunn”. Landesfestival “Cintarea Romanlei” 2. A. Auswahl und Einleitung v. A. P. 1979. 110 S. mit Zeichn. (14:21) Kart. = Kreiskomitee Temesch für Kultur und sozialistische Erziehung.
Source: Banater deutsche Autoren der Gegenwart 1980 von Edward Schneider, NBZ –Volkskalender 1980 Banat-German Authors of the Present – A bio-bibliographic list by Eduard Schneider. Bio information translated by Nick Tullius; contributed and published by Jody McKim 10 Nov 2009.
Last updated: 07/21/2025