Bernhard Barta

Bernhard Barta

Bernhard Barta (* 1974 in Linz ) is an Austrian author of crime and non-fiction books .

Life

Bernhard Barta studied art history and art education and received his doctorate from the University of Salzburg . He began his journalistic career in 1999 as an art critic for Oberösterreichische Nachrichten . Until 2003 he earned his money in advertising, among others at the Kunsthaus Wien and the Lentos Art Museum Linz . Barta taught at the Academy of Media Design and Advertising and curated art exhibitions before deciding to write books. His historical travel guides, biographies and stories from the nobility and society have been translated into several languages. "Sissis Tod", a crime novel about police officer Gustl Brandner set in the Salzkammergut, has been in first place in the Austrian book trade (paperback crime / thriller / science fiction) and top positions in all bestseller lists for months since August 2013. Barta is a member of the Concordia press club . He lives in Vienna and in the Salzkammergut .

Works

• The painting ship. Austrian artist circles of the interwar period, Edition Schütz Vienna 2007. ISBN 978-3-9501052-3-0
• Artists & emperors in the Salzkammergut. Anecdotal about summer freshness. With contributions by Lothar Schultes and Archduke Johann. Christian Brandstätter Verlag Vienna 2008. ISBN 978-3-85033-165-4
• Linz. Panorama of the cultural capital. Christian Brandstätter Verlag Vienna 2009. ISBN 978-3-85033-281-1
• You can be funny there. New stories from artists and emperors. Amalthea Verlag Vienna 2010. ISBN 978-3-85002-717-5
• Linz. MERIAN live !. Travel House Media Munich 2011. ISBN 978-3-8342-1033-3
• Sissi's death. A Salzkammergut crime thriller. Haymon Verlag 2013. ISBN 978-3-85218-954-3
• Sissi's gold. A Salzkammergut crime thriller. Haymon Verlag 2014. ISBN 978-3-85218-968-0
• Sissi's poison. A Salzkammergut crime thriller. Haymon Verlag 2015. ISBN 978-3-7099-7831-3
• (as editor, with Ervin Dubrović and others): Littrow . Impressionist of the south . Publishing House Library of the Province 2017, ISBN 978-3-99028-717-0
• Sissi's head. A Salzkammergut crime thriller , Haymon Verlag, Innsbruck 2019, ISBN 978-3-7099-7917-4
  • Audiobook read by Günther Lainer

Web links

• Literature by and about Bernhard Barta in the catalog of the German National Library
• Photos by the author (below)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.cbv.at/Buch.aspx?buch_id=109236  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ http://www.amalthea.at/index.php?id=10&showBookNr=8231
3. ↑ The first "Sissi" thriller in Ischl that is catchy. July 16, 2019, accessed July 16, 2019 .