Alois Hotschnig

Alois Hotschnig
Alois Hotschnig at Schüpfheim Gymnasium in 2008
Alois Hotschnig at Schüpfheim Gymnasium in 2008
Born (1959-10-03) 3 October 1959 (age 65)
Berg im Drautal,
Carinthia, Austria
OccupationWriter
NationalityAustrian
GenreFiction
Notable worksLeonardo's Hands

Alois Hotschnig (born 3 October 1959) is an Austrian writer, whose stories have been described as having "the weird, creepy, and ambiguous quality of disturbing dreams".[1] He first studied medicine, then German and English in Innsbruck.[2][3] He was winner of the Erich Fried Prize in 2008, the Anton Wildgans Prize in 2009, and shortlisted for the Jan Michalski Prize for Literature in 2010.[4][3] He lives as a freelance author in Innsbruck.[4]

Works

  • Aus (in German). Frankfurt: Luchterhand Literaturverlag. 1989. ISBN 978-3-63086-692-5.
  • Eine Art Glück (in German). Frankfurt: Luchterhand Literaturverlag. 1990. ISBN 978-3-85218-935-2.
  • Leonardos Hände (in German). Hamburg: Luchterhand Literaturverlag. 1992. ISBN 978-3-63086-794-6.
  • Absolution (in German). Köln: Kiepenheuer & Witsch. 1994. ISBN 978-3-46202-358-9.
  • Leonardo's Hands. Translated by Peter Filkins. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. 1999. ISBN 978-0-80322-387-5.
  • Ludwigs Zimmer (in German). Köln: Kiepenheuer & Witsch. 2000. ISBN 978-3-44272-898-5.
  • Die Kinder beruhigte das nicht (in German). Köln: Kiepenheuer & Witsch. 2006. ISBN 978-3-46203-685-5.
  • In Sitzen läuft es sich besser davon (in German). Köln: Kiepenheuer & Witsch. 2009. ISBN 978-3-46204-137-8.
  • Midi, soir et matin (in French). Maren Sell. 2009. ISBN 978-2-35580-082-5.
  • Maybe This Time. Translated by Tess Lewis. London: Peirene Press. 2011. ISBN 978-0-95628-405-1.
  • Ludwig's Room. Translated by Tess Lewis. Chicago: Seagull Books. 2014. ISBN 978-0-85742-204-0.

References

  1. ^ Lezard, Nicholas (14 December 2011). "Maybe This Time by Alois Hotschnig". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  2. ^ "rowohlt-Theaterverlag :: Hotschnig, Alois". rowohlt-Theaterverlag (in German). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Alois Hotschnig". internationales literaturfestival berlin (in German). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Alois Hotschnig". orawww.uibk.ac.at (in German). 2 February 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
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