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Teresa Präauer

てれさ・ぷれーあー

Teresa Präauer

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1979-02-28 (Linz)
Nationality
Austria
Languages
German
Residence History
Linz → Graz → St. Johann im Pongau District → Salzburg → Berlin → Vienna

Career

Occupations
writer, visual artist
Active Years
2012-2024
Affiliations
Die Zeit, Salzburger Nachrichten
Nominations
Leipzig Book Fair Prize nomination (2015, Johnny und Jean), Ingeborg Bachmann Prize nomination (2015), Franz Hessel Prize nomination (2017, Oh Schimmi)

Education

University of Salzburg
German studies
Period: 1997-2003
Year of Graduation: 2003
Country: Austria
Humboldt University of Berlin
German studies
Country: Germany
Mozarteum University Salzburg
painting
Period: 1997-2003
Year of Graduation: 2003
Country: Austria
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
Period: 2004-2005
Year of Graduation: 2005
Country: Austria
postgraduate

Awards

Aspekte-Literaturpreis
2012
Work: Für den Herrscher aus Übersee
Organization: ZDF
Result: winner
Friedrich-Hölderlin-Preis
2015
Work: Johnny und Jean
Organization: City of Bad Homburg
Result: winner
Droste Prize
2015
Organization: City of Meersburg
Result: winner
Erich Fried Prize
2017
Result: winner
Ben Witter Prize
2022
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Für den Herrscher aus Übersee

2012 novel

Story of two children spending summer with their grandfather. Birds, flying, and crashing are addressed.

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Johnny und Jean

2015 novel

Artist's novel set in a contemporary art academy milieu, quoting art history masters like Dalí and Duchamp.

artimaginationart scene

Oh Schimmi

2016 novel
Adaptations
  • [theater] Oh Schimmi (2018)

Kochen im falschen Jahrhundert

2023 novel

Taubenbriefe von Stummen an anderer Vögel Küken

2014 poetic short texts

Combines drawings with poetic short texts.

birds

Bibliography

  • Taubenbriefe von Stummen an anderer Vögel Küken (2014)
  • Für den Herrscher aus Übersee: Roman (2012)
  • Johnny und Jean: Roman (2015)
  • Oh Schimmi: Roman (2016)
  • Kochen im falschen Jahrhundert (2023)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Close relation between literary and pictorial works
Recurring Motifs
birdsflightanimals

Legacy

Austrian writer and visual artist known for fusing literature and art. Recipient of several literary prizes.

Museums

  • Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna Vienna

Archives

  • Artothek des Bundes, Vienna