Austrians & Their Writings

German-language Literature from Austria and Austria-Hungary 

For an overview  »»» read Spotlight on Austrian Literature

Reviewed Books

• Vicki Baum: The Christmas Carp (1941) out-of-print
• Elias Canetti: Auto-da-fé (1935)
• Viktor E. Frankl: Man's Search for Meaning (1946)
• Erich Hackl: The Wedding in Auschwitz (2002)
• Marlen Haushofer: The Wall (1963)
• Franz Innerhofer: Beautiful Days (1975) out-of-print
• Elfriede Jelinek: Women as Lovers (1975)
• Daniel Kehlmann: Measuring the World (2005)
• Kurban Said: Ali and Nino (1937)
• Arthur Schnitzler: Fräulein Else (1924)
• Friedrich Torberg: Young Gerber (1930)
• Stefan Zweig: Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman (1926) 

Portrayed Authors

• Ingeborg Bachmann (1926-1973)
• Veza Canetti (1897-1963)
• Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (1830-1916)
• Joseph Roth (1894-1939) 
• Roquia Sakhawat Hussain (1880-1932)
• Bertha von Suttner (1843-1914)

Revisited Poems

• Ada Christen (1839-1901): Ein Aufatmen – A Deep Breath (1870) 
• Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926): Advent – Advent (1898)
• Georg Trakl (1887-1914): Im Winter – In Winter (1913)