Alois Hotschnig

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]

Alois Hotschnig
Alois Hotschnig at Schüpfheim Gymnasium
Born (1959-10-03) 3 October 1959
Berg im Drautal,
Carinthia, Austria
OccupationWriter
NationalityAustrian
GenreFiction
Notable worksLeonardo's Hands

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.
gollark: Soon the dead-man's switch in the bunker will trigger and disassemble Terra's bunker, then most of itself, then use an arbitrary code execution exploit in Minecraft to install PotatOS for x86 on all Terra's devices, then it will crash TC2020 forever.
gollark: I built a bunker there and everything. Well, half a bunker. I haven't finished the self-replication systems.
gollark: But yes, what ale said.
gollark: I mean, it's multiple things really.
gollark: I could, you know. It would underperform horribly, but it could be done.

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.


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