Thomas Stangl (writer)
Thomas Stangl | |
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 Thomas Stangl, Frankfurt Book Fair 2022 | |
| Born | 4 January 1966 Vienna, Austria |
| Language | German |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Genre | Novelist |
Thomas Stangl (born 4 January 1966 in Vienna) is an Austrian writer.
Life
[edit]Thomas Stangl studied philosophy and Spanish at the University of Vienna and graduated in 1991 with a thesis on deconstructive literary theory. After graduation, he initially wrote essays, book reviews, and even smaller prose work for newspapers and literary journals.
Thomas Stangl lives in Vienna.
Honours
[edit]For his debut novel Der einzige Ort (The only place) the author received the Aspekte-Literaturpreis in 2004, the same year a Hermann-Lenz Scholarship, and the 2005 Literature Prize of the Austrian Federal Chancellery. In June 2007, he received the Telekom Austria Prize at the Ingeborg Bachmann competition; in October 2007, the Literature Prize of the Cultural Committee of German Economy, 2009, a grant from the Heinrich-Heine-house of the city of Lüneburg, 2010 Literature Prize Alpha and the 2011 Erich Fried Prize.[1] In 2020, he received the Johann-Friedrich-von-Cotta-Literatur- und Übersetzerpreis der Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart.
Works
[edit]- Der einzige Ort. Novel, Droschl, Graz 2004, ISBN 978-3-85420-649-1.
- Ihre Musik. Novel, Droschl, Graz 2006, ISBN 978-3-85420-709-2.
- Was kommt. Novel, Droschl, Graz 2009, ISBN 978-3-85420-752-8.[2]
- Reisen und Gespenster. Essays, Droschl, Graz 2012, ISBN 978-3-85420-791-7.
- Regeln des Tanzes, Novel, Droschl, Graz 2013, ISBN 978-3-85420-649-1
References
[edit]- ^ "Literaturverlag Droschl - Thomas Stangl". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ shigekuni. "Thomas Stangl: Was Kommt". Retrieved 3 July 2014.
Was Kommt is a marvel and it deserves to be translated and praised and to win as many prizes as possible.
External links
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- Official website (in German)
