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Elisabeth Reichart

エリザベート・ライヒャルト

Erizabēto Raihyaruto

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1953 (Steyregg, Upper Austria)
Nationality
Austrian
Languages
German

Career

Occupations
author, novelist
Active Years
1984-

Awards

Austrian National Prize for the Promotion of Literature
1993
Result: 受賞
Elias Canetti Grant
1995
Result: 受賞
Anton Wildgans Prize
2000
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

February Shadows

1984 historical novel

A historical novel dealing with the Mühlviertler Hasenjagd, the 'Rabbit Hunt of the Mill District' during the Nazi era in Austria.

Nazi occupationAustrian resistanceWar memory

Come Across the Lake

1988 novel

La Valse

1992 novel

Fotze

1993 novel

Nighttale

1995 novel

The Forgotten Smile of the Amaterasu

1990 novel

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Fiction based on historical factsConfronting taboos
Recurring Motifs
Denial of Nazi pastAustrian silenceFamily memory

Legacy

Known as an Austrian writer who addresses the Nazi era and Austria's silence through historical novels.

Trivia

  • Her grandmother survived the Nazi occupation of Austria and strongly influenced her life.