Elisabeth Escher

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Elisabeth Escher (* 1956 in Wels , Upper Austria ) is an Austrian writer . She became known, among other things, as the author of the filmed novel Hanna's Sleeping Dogs .

life and work

Elisabeth Escher was born in Wels in 1956 and grew up there. She studied English and Romance languages at the University of Salzburg . After graduating, she taught at a Salzburg grammar school and at the Salzburg Pedagogical Institute and worked for many years as a freelance journalist for the Salzburger Nachrichten

Her literary breakthrough came with the autobiographical novel Hanna's Sleeping Dogs , a literary reworking of a piece of Austrian post-war history from the 1960s. This was with Hannelore Elsner in the lead role, directed by Andreas Gruber filmed and gained international success (Golden Goblet Award "Best Screenplay", Shanghai International Film Festival in 2016, Bavarian Film Award 2015 for the best film music). Fiction and film are an integral part of teaching at secondary schools and are recommended by the universities of education, the Hessian Teaching Academy on behalf of the Hessian Ministry of Culture and the Bavarian State Institute for School Quality and Educational Research as an interdisciplinary project for German and history lessons. As a didactician and textbook author, Escher created teaching materials for the novel herself.

Escher lives and works in Salzburg and is a member of the Salzburg Authors 'Group , the Austrian Writers' Association and PEN International .

In addition to prose works, Escher is the author of numerous poems. The volume of poetry yesterday's gallows put into today is a poetic continuation of the novel Hanna's sleeping dogs . In addition, Escher is the author of children's literature. She is also the author of approved Italian textbooks for children and young people ( Ciao bambini , Romeo e Giulia ).

Awards

Works

prose

Poetry

  • Heart in the moon , poems, fram-Verlag, 2001, ISBN 3-901957-14-6
  • So much love on paper , Weinviertel Edition, 2007, ISBN 3-901616-94-2
  • worte wege geht , Edition Tandem, 2008, ISBN 978-3-902606-06-8
  • yesterday's gallows placed in today , Edition Tandem, 2012, ISBN 3-902606-67-3
  • To the south is the gentleness , anthology, Ullstein, 1996, ISBN 978-3-548-30397-0
  • vü z'gach . In: M.UND.ART (=  DUM - Das Ultimative Magazin . No. 30 ). 2006 ( announcement [accessed January 30, 2020]).
  • Texts for the CDs "eisblau & regengrün", "Schattenriss", "Vü zgach", "Woschnoss und Brennhaß", "Himmel und Höll '", setting: Edith Meixner
  • Anthology contribution in the poetry anthology As it is, without harp , Salzburg authors group, Edition Eizenbergerhof: Salzburg 2005, ISBN 3-901243-26-7 .

Children's literature

  • Leopez the Lion Bear , musical stage fairy tale, Reg-E: 952.564
  • Laughtralia , fairy tales
  • Animal rhymes , CD, setting: Fritz Pichler
  • A colorful dog! So what? Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2016, ISBN 978-3-7431-4135-3 .

Italian for children and teenagers

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Elisabeth Escher (based on a novel). In: www.hannasschlafendehunde-film.de. Alpine republic film distribution, accessed on January 2, 2020 .
  2. ^ Alpine republic film distribution (ed.): HANNAS SLEEPING DOGS - materials for teaching and extracurricular film education . 2016, p. 6 ( Download [PDF; 1.1 MB ; accessed on January 2, 2020]). Available under Hanna's sleeping dogs. Alpine republic film distribution, accessed on January 2, 2020 (available under "Teaching material").
  3. ^ Article excerpt from the Salzburger Nachrichten, author Elisabeth Escher. In: Elisabeth Escher's website. Retrieved January 11, 2020 (list of articles written by Elisabeth Escher that appeared in the Salzburger Nachrichten.).
  4. ↑ Oliver Armknecht: Hanna's sleeping dogs. In: film-rezensions.de. March 30, 2018, accessed January 30, 2020 .
  5. ↑ 19th SIFF Golden Goblet Awards. In: Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF). July 1, 2016, accessed on January 2, 2020 (English): "Best Screenplay ： Andreas Gruber for HANNA'S SLEEPING DOGS (Germany / Austria) ， by Andreas Gruber"
  6. ↑ Bavarian Film Prize 2015 - The Pierrots are awarded. Bayerischer Rundfunk , January 15, 2016, accessed on December 31, 2019 .
  7. ↑ External links. Lower Austria University of Education, accessed on January 4, 2020 (link to teaching material on Elisabeth Escher's web pages).
  8. ↑ Hanna's Sleeping Dogs. In: Hessian education server. Hessian Ministry of Culture, accessed on January 6, 2020 .
  9. ^ Elisabeth Escher: Hanna's sleeping dogs - discussion. In: # read.bayern. State Institute for School Quality and Educational Research (ISB) , accessed on January 4, 2020 .
  10. ^ Basic catalog with questions: Elisabeth Escher - Hanna's sleeping dogs, novel. Lesson preparation, basic catalog. Elisabeth Escher, accessed on December 31, 2019 . Answer catalog part 1: Elisabeth Escher - Hanna's sleeping dogs, novel. Lesson preparation, answer catalog (1 of 2). Elisabeth Escher, accessed on December 31, 2019 . Answer catalog part 2: Elisabeth Escher - Hanna's sleeping dogs, novel. Lesson preparation, answer catalog (2 of 2). Elisabeth Escher, accessed on December 31, 2019 .

  11. ↑ Christine Busta poetry competition. Austrian Writers' Association, accessed on January 2, 2020 (2005/2006).
  12. ↑ 4th to 100th Prize - XVI. Competition 2013. Library of German-Language Poems, accessed on January 2, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Escher, Elisabeth
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Wels , Upper Austria