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Robert Schindel

ロベルト・シンデル

Rōberuto Shinderu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1944-04-04 (Bad Hall, Upper Austria)
Nationality
Austria
Languages
German
Religion
Judaism
Residence History
Bad Hall → Vienna → Paris → Sweden → Berlin

Career

Occupations
Lyricist, Director, Author
Active Years
1970-2024
Affiliations
Freie Akademie der Künste in Hamburg, Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung, University of Applied Arts Vienna
Memberships
Communist Party of Austria (1961-1967)
Influenced By
H. C. Artmann, Oskar Werner, Elfriede Jelinek

Education

Bundesrealgymnasium Vienna
General
Period: 1954-1959
Country: Austria
Dismissed due to poor conduct
University of Vienna
Faculty of Law and Philosophy
Period: 1967頃、2学期
Country: Austria
After Matura, two semesters
University of Applied Arts Vienna
Institute for Linguistic Art
Period: 2009-現在
Country: Austria
Lecturer

Awards

Erich Fried Prize
1993
Result: 受賞
Mörike-Preis der Stadt Fellbach
2000
Organization: City of Fellbach
Result: 受賞
Literaturpreis der Stadt Wien
2003
Organization: City of Vienna
Result: 受賞
Jakob-Wassermann-Literaturpreis
2007
Organization: City of Fürth
Result: 受賞
Kulturpreis des Landes Oberösterreich
2009
Category: 文学
Organization: State of Upper Austria
Result: 受賞
Johann-Beer-Literaturpreis
2013
Work: Der Kalte
Result: 受賞
Heinrich-Mann-Preis
2014
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Gebürtig

1992 Novel

A novel about the Jewish community in Vienna after World War II.

Holocaust memoryJewish identity

Der Kalte

2013 Novel

A novel about a cold world.

Modern societyHuman relations

Kassandra

1970 Novel

Early novel.

Bibliography

  • Ohneland. Gedichte vom Holz der Paradeiserbäume. 1979–1984.
  • Geier sind pünktliche Tiere.
  • Im Herzen die Krätze.
  • Gebürtig.
  • Der Kalte.

Adaptations

  • Dunkelstein, eine Realfarce (theatre)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Poetic languageExperimental style
Recurring Motifs
Jewish memoryPost-war Austria

Legacy

Prominent Austrian contemporary author known for poetry and novels dealing with Jewish heritage and the Holocaust. Also active as a professor of linguistic arts.

Trivia

  • Born to Jewish communist parents.
  • Dismissed from high school for poor conduct.
  • Called Café Hawelka his 'real university.'