(1959-10-03) 3 October 1959 (age 64) Berg im Drautal, Carinthia, Austria
Occupation
Writer
Nationality
Austrian
Genre
Fiction
Notable works
Leonardo'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]
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AloisHotschnig (born 3 October 1959) is an Austrian writer, whose stories have been described as having "the weird, creepy, and ambiguous quality of...
into English, and has translated works by Hans Magnus Enzensberger, AloisHotschnig, Melinda Nadj Abonji, Julya Rabinowich, Lukas Bärfuss, Philippe Jaccottet...
Voß-Scharfenberg. 1991: Haus für Strassenkinder (Brazil) 1992: Ines Eck 1993: AloisHotschnig 1994: João Ubaldo Ribeiro 1995: Marion Titze 1996: Michael Kleeberg...
Mersbergen (translated from the Dutch: Laura Watkinson) Maybe This Time by AloisHotschnig (translated from the Austrian German: Tess Lewis) The Brothers by Asko...
Makers Laurent Binet HHhH Nominee Péter Esterházy Celestial Harmonies AloisHotschnig Im Sitzen läuft es sich besser davon Victor Malakhov Ouïazvimost' lioubvi...
Northwestern University Press. ISBN 978-0-8101-1204-9. Trans. Peter Filkins Hotschnig, Alois (1999). Leonardo's Hands. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-2387-5...
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