Jürgen-Thomas Ernst

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Jürgen-Thomas Ernst (born September 10, 1966 in Lustenau ) is an Austrian writer.

Life

Jürgen-Thomas Ernst grew up in Hohenems and graduated from the HBLA for forestry in 1995 in Bruck an der Mur. Even during his school days he wrote plays that received numerous grants and prizes. Nachtschicht (1994) was premiered at the Theater am Saumarkt in Feldkirch in 1996, Der Wortmörder (1999) and Karoline Redler (after the Nazi murder victim) (2004) were premiered at the Vorarlberger Landestheater . With Anima he published his first novel in 2010. In autumn 2015, his second historical novel, "A hundred years ago and a summer", was published, which had already won several awards before it was published.

Jürgen-Thomas Ernst is the father of two daughters, lives and works mostly in Bregenz .

Awards and grants

  • 1994 Drama Scholarship from the Federal Ministry for Night Shift
  • 1995 2nd Max von der Grün Prize for the play Nachtschicht
  • 2000 Paul Maar scholarship for the play Der Wortmörder
  • 2001 Theodor Körner Prize for the play Karoline Redler
  • 2002 Dramatic Scholarship from the Federal Chancellery for Karoline Redler
  • 2003 3rd prize at Irseer Pegasus for the story Venice tragedy
  • 2006 1st place at the Wimberger Literature Prize, Vienna
  • 2007 Drama Scholarship from the Ministry of Chains
  • 2008 Rome grant from the state of Vorarlberg
  • 2010 Rhodes scholarship from the "International writers and translators center of Rhodes"
  • 2012 Sir Walter Scott Prize , Silver Laurel for the Anima
  • 2013 working grant from the state of Vorarlberg on the occasion of the presentation of the Vorarlberg Literature Prize
  • 2014 3rd prize at the Floriana (literary biennale and prize competition in Sankt Florian near Linz)
  • 2015 working grant from the state of Vorarlberg on the occasion of the presentation of the Vorarlberg Literature Prize
  • 2017 Rome grant from the Austrian Society for Literature

Plays

  • 1996: Night shift , Theater am Saumarkt, Feldkirch, world premiere
  • 1999: Der Wortmörder , Vorarlberger Landestheater , world premiere
  • 2004: Karoline Redler , Vorarlberger Landestheater, world premiere
  • 2018: In the Giant's School , libretto for the children's opera, Theater am Saumarkt, world premiere
  • 2018: Check - double check - triple check - Why Daniele Ganser is not a conspiracy theorist

Works

  • Two pieces: "Karoline Redler" and "Die Enge" . Geest-Verlag, Vechta-Langförden, 2004, ISBN 3-937844-01-5 .
  • "Spitz" board in Marchfeld and an Italian journey . Short stories, published in alphabet soup: the book for the authors' competition of the Arcotel Wimberger (Vienna). Edited by Elisabeth J. Harriet, Verlag Austria Nostra, Klosterneuburg, 2006, ISBN 395020315X .
  • Venice - toilets - tragedy . Short story, published in Air Under the Wings: The Irseer Pegasus . Klöpfer and Meyer, Tübingen, 2008, ISBN 3940086185 .
  • Anima . Roman, Braumüller Literaturverlag, Vienna 2010, ISBN 978-3-99200-015-9 .
  • Levada . Story, Limbus-Verlag, Innsbruck 2012, ISBN 978-3-902534-62-0 .
  • A hundred years ago and a summer . Roman, Braumüller Literaturverlag, Vienna 2015, ISBN 978-3-99200-139-2 .
  • Levitate . Roman, Braumüller Literaturverlag, Vienna 2017, ISBN 978-3-99200-189-7 .

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personal data
SURNAME Ernst, Jürgen-Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian writer
DATE OF BIRTH September 10, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Lustenau