Alois Hotschnig

Alois Hotschnig
Alois Hotschnig at Schüpfheim Gymnasium
Born	3 October 1959 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 was winner of the Erich Fried Prize in 2008, and shortlisted for the Jan Michalski Prize for Literature in 2010.^[2]

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. "Alois Hotschnig". International Literature Festival Berlin. Retrieved 24 March 2012.

External links

• "Alois Hotschnig". International Literature Festival Berlin.
• Works by or about Alois Hotschnig in libraries (WorldCat catalog)