Alexander Widner

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Alexander Widner (born November 10, 1940 in Vienna ) is an Austrian writer .

Life

Alexander Widner grew up in Carinthia and Lower Austria and began to write late (“There is nothing to write there if you haven't lived enough”). He processed his experiences of several years in California in It Was in America . A long diary provided the basis for the end of the day . Strong as a nail records a woman's life over a period of thirty years.

In his most recent works, Widner's interest is concentrated on snapshots, removing individual parts from the whole, making details visible, for which the form of the recording seems most appropriate to him. On the Abyss of Books and NY 11235 are collections of such records.

Widner now lives in Klagenfurt, where he worked for many years in the city's cultural department, and in New York as a freelance writer.

Works (selection)

  • It was in America: some allegations . Hermagoras, Klagenfurt 1993, ISBN 3-85013-267-6 .
  • Caroline - painting, objects . Galerie Carinthia, Klagenfurt 1995, ISBN 3-900606-26-9 .
  • Strong as a nail. The book of the still standing life . Deuticke, Vienna 1996, ISBN 3-216-30250-4 .
  • Day and night and day. From useless thinking . Wieser, Klagenfurt 1998, ISBN 3-85129-256-1 .
  • Sergei. 21 scenes from the ring . Play. Deuticke, Vienna 1998, ISBN 3-216-30409-4 .
  • Towards the end of the day: Everyday comedy . Deuticke, Vienna 2000, ISBN 3-216-30526-0 .
  • At the abyss of books. Notes on the world I know . The 1999–2004 issues. Wieser, Klagenfurt 2005, ISBN 3-85129-583-8 .
  • Wozzek or Life Loves the Blade . Play based on Büchner, 2006.
  • NY 11235. Records 2004-2006 . Wieser, Klagenfurt 2007, ISBN 3-85129-655-9 .
  • Kreitzberg. Novel . Drava, Klagenfurt / Vienna 2009, ISBN 978-3-85435-605-9 .
  • Gravesend. Records 2007-2011 . Wieser, Klagenfurt 2011, ISBN 978-3-85129-907-6 .
  • Ashburn's buttons. Ants and poses of the penultimate days. Wieser, Klagenfurt 2014, ISBN 978-3-99029-089-7
  • Postscriptum or The Exquisite Carcass. A clowning. Wieser, Klagenfurt 2016. ISBN 978-3-99029-216-7

Awards

  • 2015 Prize from the State of Carinthia for his life's work

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personal data
SURNAME Widner, Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian writer
DATE OF BIRTH November 10, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna