Tonio Schachinger
Tonio Schachinger | |
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 Schachinger in 2019 | |
| Born | January 29, 1992 New Delhi, India |
| Notable awards | German Book Prize (2023) |
| Spouse | Margit Mössmer |
Antonio Schachinger (born 29 January 1992) is an Austrian writer. In 2023, his novel Echtzeitalter won the German Book Prize.
Life
[edit]Schachinger was born in New Delhi, India. Schachinger's father is an Austrian diplomat and his mother is an artist of Mexican and Ecuadorian descent.[1] His parents had met in Vienna, where Schachinger's mother was studying painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.[2] The family frequently moved between Nicaragua and Vienna,[1] but Schachinger stayed solely in Vienna after his parents' divorce.[2]
Schachinger lives in Vienna,[3] and is married to the writer Margit Mössmer.[4][5]
Works
[edit]He published his debut novel Nicht wie ihr in 2019, and it was shortlisted for that year's German Book Prize.[6] The jury praised the novel for its "Viennese milieu language and wonderful football metaphors" as well as the "snotty, funny and original" narrator's voice.[7] According to Schachinger, the novel originated in a course given by the Austrian author Anna Kim, who also assisted him during the writing process and in the later search for a publisher.[2] The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung said that the novel is "as humourous as it is keenly observed and unpretentious."[8]
In 2023, he received the German Book Prize for his novel Echtzeitalter.[9] The novel is set at an elite Viennese boarding school and follows Till, a 15 year old that takes refuge in computer games (especially Age of Empires II) after his father's death. The jury of the German Book Prize labelled it a "social novel" and highlighted, among other things, its subtle irony with which Schachinger reflects "the political and social conditions of the present".[10]
Bibliography
[edit]- Schachinger, Tonio (26 August 2019). Nicht wie ihr. Kremayr & Scheriau. ISBN 9783218011532.
- Schachinger, Tonio (14 March 2023). Echtzeitalter. Rowohlt Verlag. ISBN 9783498003173.
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Deutscher Buchpreis: Sechs Nominierte aus Österreich". Die Presse (in German). 20 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Die Buchpreis-Nominierung hat mich schon gewundert". Salzburger Nachrichten (in German). 26 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Tonio Schachinger schreibt in "Echtzeitalter" über das Internatsleben". Salzburger Nachrichten (in German). 13 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ Kraft, Katja (16 October 2023). "Tonio Schachinger gewinnt den Deutschen Buchpreis für „Echtzeitalter": Das ist der Roman des Jahres!". Münchner Merkur (in German). Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ "Tonio Schachingers "Echtzeitalter" hat den Deutschen Buchpreis gewonnen". Börsenblatt (in German). 16 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ "Deutscher Buchpreis: Drei Romandebüts auf der Shortlist". Die Zeit (in German). 17 September 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "2019". German Book Prize (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ Porombka, Wiebke (14 October 2019). "Tonio Schachingers Debüt: Wer rauskommt, muss ihn haben". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ Soboczynski, Adam (16 October 2023). "Coming-of-age novel about a gamer". Goethe-Institut. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "2023". German Book Prize (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
