Barbara Sternthal

Barbara Sternthal (born January 27, 1961 in Knittelfeld ) is an Austrian author , translator and editor .

Life

Sternthal, the daughter of a pedagogue and an artist (her stepfather), came to Vienna in 1970 , where she graduated from the higher education institute for economic professions in Vienna- Döbling (HLW 19). She then studied theater studies , journalism and philosophy at the University of Vienna and received her doctorate with excellent success in 1992 with Ulf Birbaumer and Wolfgang Greisenegger.

During her studies she initially worked in an advertising agency and then for the Vienna Symphony Orchestra before joining George Tabori's "Theater Der Kreis". After its completion, she worked on this unique Viennese theater experiment in her dissertation. After completing her doctorate, Barbara Sternthal worked at Christian Brandstätter Verlag with a diverse range of responsibilities that expanded with increasing experience. She accompanied numerous book projects - including a large number of collaborations with international publishers - as a project manager, edited part of the program, designed a series of art books with publisher Christian Brandstätter, as well as the publisher's preview that appears twice a year, for which she wrote and was numerous texts from 1997 editor-in-chief of the publishing house. In 2000 she decided to become self-employed.

Today Barbara Sternthal is a recognized non-fiction author and has authored well-known biographies (including about Sigmund Freud and Gustav Klimt ) as well as books on architecture, design and cultural history as well as travel books (including Venice, Paris and London). She is also a sought-after translator from English and Italian.

Publications (selection)

As an author

• with Johannes Sachslehner (Ed.): This kiss of the whole world. Life and art of Gustav Klimt . Styria Verlag, Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-222-13165-1 .
• Sigmund Freud . Life and work 1856–1939. Brandstätter, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-85498-430-8 .
• Lawyers as writers. Portraits of poetic legal scholars. Österreichische Verlagsgesellschaft, Vienna 2006. 978-3-706-70043-6
• Gustav Klimt 1862–1918. Myth and Truth. Brandstätter, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-902510-89-7 .
• with Harald Eisenberger (photo): Coffee to stay. The most beautiful cafes in Europe. Brandstätter, Vienna 2009, ISBN 978-3-85033-202-6 .
• How to become a Venetian. The dream of living in the Serenissima . Carinthia Verlag (Styria Media Group), Vienna / Graz / Klagenfurt 2009, ISBN 978-3-85378-671-0 .
• with Elisabeth Gürtler (Ed.): The Lipizzaner and the Spanish Riding School . Myth and Truth. Brandstätter, Vienna 2010, ISBN 978-3-85033-423-5 .
• Doges, thieves, delinquents. the Venice guide for lawyers. Beck , Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-406-61703-4 .
• The New Wiener Werkstätte . the art of living. Brandstätter, Vienna 2010, ISBN 978-3-85033-320-7 .
• Thames , Death and Tower . The London Guide for Lawyers. Beck, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-406-62621-0 .
• Imperial Vienna. Myth and Truth. Brandstätter, Vienna 2011, ISBN 978-3-85033-518-8 .
• with Harald Eisenberger (photo): The most beautiful passive houses . How you can live comfortably and save energy at the same time. Brandstätter, Vienna 2011, ISBN 978-3-85033-536-2 .
• Klimt Book. The birth of modernity. Bohmann , Vienna 2012, ISBN 978-3-99015-016-0 .
• Bastille , boulevards , Bourbons . Paris guide for lawyers. Beck, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-406-64059-9 ; Manz, Vienna 2012, ISBN 978-3-406-64059-9 ; Stämpfli, Bern 2012, ISBN 978-3-214-00499-6 .
• with Harald Eisenberger (photo): Off to Venice, the hidden, the bizarre, the culinary. Folio Verlag , Bozen, Vienna 2012, ISBN 978-3-85256-602-3 .
• with Harald Eisenberger (photo): How to be Viennese. Bohmann, Vienna 2013, ISBN 978-3-99015-031-3 .
• Habsburg , Councilor , Heuriger . The Vienna guide for lawyers. Beck, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-406-65453-4 ; Manz, Vienna 2013, ISBN 978-3-214-00721-8 ; Stämpfli, Bern 2013, ISBN 978-3-7272-7724-5 .
• Schiele Book. Eros and genius. Bohmann, Vienna 2014, ISBN 978-3-99015-041-2 .
• The Josephinum . 650 years of medical history in Vienna. Brandstätter, Vienna, 2014, ISBN 978-3-85033-822-6 .
• with Elisabeth Gürtler (Ed.): The Lipizzaner. Brandstätter, Vienna 2015, ISBN 978-3-85033-912-4 .
• My right, your right Austrian law for children and young people. Manz Verlag, Vienna 2017, ISBN 978-3-214-08807-1

As a translator

• The Hollywood Archive. Glamor & Mystery. Hollywood's golden years. Brandstätter, Vienna 1999, ISBN 3-85498-079-5 . (O: Paddy Calistro; Fred E. Basten : The Hollywood Archive. The Hidden History of Hollywood in the Golden Age. Angel City Press, 2000)
• The luxury of simplicity: minimalist interiors on a grand scale. Brandstätter, Vienna 2013, ISBN 978-3-85033-698-7 . (O: Karin Howes; Fritz von der Schulenburg (photo); Luxury minimal. Minimalist interiors in the grand style. Thames & Hudson , London 2012)
• Stuffed! The art of taxidermy . Brandstätter, Vienna 2013, ISBN 978-3-85033-734-2 . (O: Alexis Turner: Taxidermy. Thames & Hudson, London, 2013)
• New York 50s & 60s. Art, culture and lifestyle. Brandstätter, Vienna 2014, ISBN 978-3-85033-819-6
• Master forger. Ego, money & megalomania. By Noah Charney (Author). Brandstätter, Vienna 2015, ISBN 978-3-85033-921-6
• Ernst Jandl, Ian Hamilton Finlay: not / a concrete pot: Correspondence 1964–1985. Edited by Vanessa Hannesschläger. Folio Verlag, Bozen & Wien 2017, ISBN 978-3-85256-702-0

As editor

• with Trautl Brandstaller: Hrdlicka. A homage. Residenz Verlag, Salzburg & Vienna 2008, ISBN 978-3-70173-087-2

literature

• Karin Pollack: Portrait of the month: The bookmaker Barbara Sternthal. In: RECHTaktuell. 10/2011, Manz, p. 9.

Web links

• http://barbarasternthal.at
• Literature by Barbara Sternthal in the catalog of the German National Library
• Literature by Barbara Sternthal in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
• Short biography and reviews of works by Barbara Sternthal at perlentaucher.de