List of Austrian writers

List of Austrian writers

This is a list of Austrian writers and poets.

compactTOC2__NOTOC__

A

*Ilse Aichinger, writer (born 1921)
*Peter Altenberg, writer and poet 1859-1919
*Jean Améry, writer 1912-1978
*Ernst Angel, writer, poet and psychologist 1894-1986
*Johann Anzengruber, writer 1810-1844
*Ludwig Anzengruber, writer 1839-1889
*H. C. Artmann, poet and writer (died 2000)
*Cornelius Hermann von Ayrenhoff, writer and soldier

B

*Ingeborg Bachmann, poet, 1926-1973
*Hermann Bahr, playwright, novelist 1863-1934
*Otto Basil, writer and journalist
*Eduard von Bauernfeld, dramatist
*Johann Beer, writer and composer (17th century)
*Thomas Bernhard, dramatist, novelist, poet, 1931-1989, born in Cloister Heerlen, Netherlands
*Hermann Broch, writer
*Max Brod, born in Prague, Austria-Hungary 1884, wrote in German

C

*Elias Canetti, writer (born in Rustschuk, Bulgaria 1905), wrote in German, Nobel Prize in Literature 1981
*Otto Maria Carpeaux, literary critic and foremost historian of Literature, 1900-1978
*Paul Celan, poet (born in Cernowitz, Austria-Hungary), wrote in German

D

*Michael Denis, poet
*Heimito von Doderer, writer, 1896-1966, born in Hadersdorf-Weidlingau near Vienna

E

*Klaus Ebner, writer, born in 1964 in Vienna
*Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, writer (style: psychological novelist)
*Gustav Ernst, playwright and novelist

F

*Lilian Faschinger, novelist, poet, and literary translator
*Franzobel, (real name: Stefan Griebl), writer
*Alfred Fried, writer, pacifist and Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1911
*Erich Fried, poet and novelist
*Egon Friedell, author, journalist and actor
*Sigmund Freud, philosopher, psychologist and founder of psychoanalysis

G

*Karl-Markus Gauß, essayist (*1954), Salzburg
*Karin Gayer, writer (*1969), Mödling and Vienna
*Constantin Göttfert, writer (*1979)
*Franz Grillparzer, poet, 1791-1872, Vienna
*Paula Grogger Styria

H

*Friedrich Halm, (1806-1871)
*Robert Hamerling, poet, 1830-1889
*Peter Handke, author, born in 1942 in Griffen (Carinthia)
*Friedrich Heer, historian and writer (1916-1983), Vienna
*Fritz Hochwälder, playwright
*Hugo von Hofmannsthal, dramatist, writer
*Ödön von Horváth, writer, born in Fiume (today Rijeka), Austria-Hungary, 1901-1938
*Wolf Haas, crime novelist (*1960)

J

*Ernst Jandl, experimental lyric
*Elfriede Jelinek (born 1946), 2004 Nobel Prize in Literature

K

*Franz Kafka, writer, born in Prague, Austria-Hungary (wrote in German)
*Egon Erwin Kisch, writer, born in Prague, Austria-Hungary (wrote in German)
*Ludwig von Köchel, writer, composer, botanist, music historian
*Karl Kraus, essayist, poet, dramatist, 1874-1936
*Anton Kuh, writer and journalist

L

*Alexander Lernet-Holenia, novelist, poet, playwright
*Nikolaus Lenau, poet 1802-1850
*Cvetka Lipus, poet, born 1966
*Mira Lobe, children's literature writer, 1913-1995

M

*Robert Menasse, writer and publicist
*Gustav Meyrink, writer (1868-1932)
*Rosa Mayreder, writer and suffragette
*Friederike Mayröcker, contemporary writer, born 1924
*Frederic Morton, journalist and novelist, born 1924
*Robert Musil, writer
*Eligius Franz Joseph von Münch-Bellinghausen, known as Friedrich Halm, writer and dramatist, (1806-1871)

N

*Günther Nenning, journalist
*Johann Nestroy, playwright
*Christine Nöstlinger, writer (especially literature for children)

P

*Leo Perutz, writer
*Andreas P. Pittler, writer, born 1964

R

*Doron Rabinovici, Israeli-Austrian writer, historian and essayist
*Ferdinand Raimund, writer and dramatist
*Christoph Ransmayr, writer (1954-)
*Neidhart von Reuental, writer and poet 13th century
*Rainer Maria Rilke, poet and novelist
*Peter Rosegger, writer 1843-1918
*Joseph Roth, writer (Radetzkymarsch)

*Ferdinand von Saar, dramatist and writer (19th century)
*Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, writer and journalist
*Felix Salten, Jewish writer 1869-1945 (most famous work Bambi)
*Arthur Schnitzler, writer
*Barbara Schurz, writer and painter
*Werner Schwab, playwright
*Jura Soyfer, cabaret writer and political journalist, lived in Vienna
*Otto Soyka, writer 1882-1955
*Manès Sperber, Austrian-French writer, philosopher and psychologist
*Fritz Spiegl, journalist
*Hilde Spiel, writer and journalist
*Walter Johannes Stein, historian
*Rudolf Steiner, writer and philosopher
*Adalbert Stifter, poet and artist (died 1868)
*Bertha von Suttner, Nobel Peace Prize winner

T

*Franziska Tausig, Holocaust survivor and memoirist
*Friedrich Torberg, narrative writer, essayist, script author 1908-1979, born in Vienna
*Georg Trakl, poet

W

*Karl Heinrich Waggerl, novelist
*Franz Werfel, writer, born in Prague, Austria-Hungary (wrote in German)
*Oswald von Wolkenstein, writer and composer 1376-1445

Z

*Joseph Christian, Baron von Zedlitz, dramatist and poet
*Stefan Zweig, writer, 1881-1942, born in Vienna

See also

*List of Austrians
*Lists of authors


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • List of women writers — compactTOC NOTOC A* Eleanor Hallowell Abbott * Louise Abeita * Abiola Abrams * Kathy Acker * Juliette Adam * Abigail Adams * Stephanie Adams (born 1970), American author. * Fleur Adcock (born 1935) * Yda Addis * Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie * Renata… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Austrian Jews — Austria first became a center of Jewish learning during the 13th century. However, increasing anti semitism led to the expulsion of the Jews in 1669. Following formal readmission in 1848, a sizable Jewish community developed once again,… …   Wikipedia

  • Austrian literature — is the literature written in Austria, which is mostly, but not exclusively, written in the German language. Some scholars speak about Austrian literature in a strict sense from the year 1803 on when Francis II disbanded the Holy Roman Empire and… …   Wikipedia

  • List of playwrights by nationality and year of birth — Dramatists listed in chronological order by country and language: See also : List of playwrights; List of early modern women playwrights; Lists of writers =Assyria= See also : List of Assyrian writers *(born 1952) Rosie Malek Yonan [Assyria… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Austrians — The following list is a selection of famous Austrians. For full lists of all famous Austrians please view the sublists. Arts/culture*Pauline de Metternich, patron of music and cultureActors/Actresses*Leon Askin, actor *Klaus Maria Brandauer,… …   Wikipedia

  • List of rulers of Austria — See also: List of Austrian consorts This is a list of margraves, dukes, archdukes, and emperors of Austria. The territory was ruled by the Babenberg family until 1246 and by the Habsburg family from 1282 to 1918. Note that names are spelled… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Czech and Slovak Jews — There was a large and thriving community of Jews, both religious and secular, in Czechoslovakia before World War II. Many perished after the Holocaust. Today, nearly all of the survivors inter married and assimilated into the Czech and Slovak… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Germans — This is a list of famous Germans. Actors/Actresses *Mario Adorf (born 1930), actor , writer *Hans Albers (1891–1960), actor *Mark Bellinghaus (born 1963), activist, actor, poet, writer *Moritz Bleibtreu (born 1971), actor *Eric Braeden (born Hans …   Wikipedia

  • List of German Jews — The Jewish presence in Germany is older than Christianity; the first Jewish population came with the Romans to the city Cologne. A Golden Age in the first millennium saw the emergence of the Ashkenazi Jews, while the persecution and expulsion… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Poles — This is a partial list of famous Polish or Polish speaking or writing persons. In the interest of fairness and accuracy, a minority of persons of mixed heritage have their respective ancestries credited.HistoryMathematics Bartel * Stefan Banach * …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”