Erwin Moser (writer)

Erwin Moser (born January 23, 1954 in Vienna ; † October 11, 2017 in Vienna) was an Austrian author for children and young people.

Life

Erwin Moser was born in Vienna in 1954, but grew up in Gols in Burgenland . He completed an apprenticeship as a typesetter . Moser began to write his own works out of dissatisfaction with the existing picture and children's books. His first book Beyond the Great Marshes was published in 1980 . His works have been translated into over 20 languages ​​and Moser has received numerous children's and youth book prizes (including on the shortlist for the German Youth Literature Prize with his work Grandfather's Stories or the Bed with the Flying Trees or the Pied Piper Literature Prize for his work Der Rabe Alfons ). In addition, he had been the recipient of the Golden Medal of Merit of the State of Vienna since 2013 . From 2002, Moser suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). With the help of his wife, Ruth Moser, he managed to rewrite and reissue numerous books. On the occasion of his 60th birthday, an Erwin Moser Museum was set up in the Weinkulturhaus in his home town of Gols , in which children's book illustrations and manuscripts from his work can be seen.

Moser died in October 2017 at the age of 63 in Vienna.

Awards

• 1987 Owl Prize for The Raven in the Snow
• 1992 Pied Piper Literature Prize for Alfons' Raven
• 2000 children's book author of the year
• 2002 Gold Medal of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria
• 2006 Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature from the Republic of Austria
• 2012 Gold Medal of Merit of the State of Vienna
• 2013 Culture Prize of the Province of Burgenland

Works

• Beyond the great swamps. Beltz, Munich 1980, ISBN 3-407-80302-8 .
• Grandfather's stories or the bed with the flying trees. 1981
• A beetle like me - memories of a flour beetle from Burgenland. 1982
• The moon behind the barns - A long fable of cats, mice and rats. 1982
• The story of Philip Schnauze. 1982
• My treehouse. 1983
• Me and Aquarius - True Dream Stories. 1983
• The robot Max and other strange stories. 1983
• The enchanted picture book. 1984
• The lonely frog - fabulous stories. 1984
• Polar bear, earth bear and mouse bear. 1984
• The Flying Snail & Other Strange Stories. 1984
• Tiny, the elephant. 1985
• Tales from the bottle in the sea. 1985
• The ABC of cats. 1985
• The little mouse album. 1985
• An exciting day in the life of Franz Feldmaus. 1986
• King of cats Mauzenberger. 1986
• Pauli's dream trip. 1986
• The raven in the snow - bedtime stories. 1986
• The Bear Treasure - The adventures of Manuel the mouse and his friend Didi. 1986
• The squid is in the ink. 1987
• Manuel & Didi - The Tree Hut - Little Mouse Adventure. 1987
• Manuel & Didi - The Flying Hat - Little Mouse Adventure. 1987
• Manuel & Didi - The Big Mushroom - Little Mouse Adventure. 1987
• Manuel & Didi - The Snow Man - Little Mouse Adventure. 1987
• The badger writes here by candlelight - Small animal science. 1987
• Tiny goes in the desert. 1987
• Tiny searches for the elephants. 1988
• The house on the flying rock. 1988
• Edi Nutcracker and Lili Weißwieschnee. 1988
• A strange guest - bedtime stories. 1988
• Animals from A to Z. 1988
• Who kisses the frog? 1988
• How is the pig 1988
• Tiny thinks his parents are. 1989
• The three little owls and seven other stories. 1989
• The storybook. 1989
• Sultan Muji - bedtime stories. 1989
• Good night, little hedgehog. 1989
• Good day, dear bear! 1989
• What is the bear doing? 1989
• Where does the mouse sleep? 1989
• King lion. 1990
• Good morning, mister cat! 1990
• Good evening, Mrs. Owl! 1990
• Alfons the raven. 1990
• This mouse is called Friederich. 1990
• The beautiful bear life. 1990
• The gerbils. 1990
• The bear and his friends. 1991
• The happy bear. 1991
• The stories of the mouse, the frog and the pig. 1991
• The story of the walking machine. 1991
• The dormouse - bedtime stories. 1991
• Big cat Kasimir. 1992
• Little cat Nina. 1992
• The checkered eagle owl - bedtime stories. 1992
• Sleep well, marmot! 1992
• Hello squirrel! 1992
• Manuel & Didi - The blue turban - Little mouse adventures in summer. 1992
• Manuel & Didi - The armchair - Little mouse adventures. 1992
• Manuel & Didi - The corn car - Little mouse adventures in autumn. 1992
• Manuel & Didi - The Snow Cat - Little Mouse Adventure in Winter. 1992
• Koko with the magic umbrella. 1992. Also as puppet theater in the puppet theater LILARUM ( premiere June 1999)
• Koko and the white bird. 1993. Also as puppet theater in the puppet theater LILARUM (first performance November 2000)
• Koko and his girlfriend Kiri. 1993. Also as puppet theater in the puppet theater LILARUM (first performance May 2001)
• Tiny - The big book about the little elephant. 1993
• Joschi ink cat. 1993
• The mouse circus. 1993
• Wonderful bear time. 1993
• Koko and the magic carpet. 1994
• The lucky beaver. 1994
• The foundling - bedtime stories. 1994
• Pepe penguin. 1994
• Violetta the mouse. 1994
• The hedgehog children. 1995
• The great book of stories. 1995
• Small cat world. 1995
• The little pumpkin boat. 1995
• Bolo, the little elephant. 1996
• The flying box. 1996
• Mario the Bear - bedtime stories. 1996
• Tiny snow stories. 1996
• The mouse in space. 1996
• The mysterious owl - bedtime stories. 1997
• The mouse pirates. 1997
• Max the robot. 1997
• Dream boat - selected bedtime stories. 1997
• The ABC of mice. 1998
• Hugo the hamster. 1998
• Moon balloon - selected bedtime stories. 1998
• The adventures of Manuel and Didi - spring stories. 1998
• The adventures of Manuel and Didi - summer stories. 1998
• Manuel & Didi - The big book of little mouse adventures. 1998
• The adventures of Manuel and Didi - autumn stories. 1999
• The adventures of Manuel and Didi - winter stories. 1999
• Manuel & Didi - The second big book of little mouse adventures. 1999
• Manuel & Didi help the crows. 1999
• Manuel & Didi and the turtle. 1999
• The mouse jaguar - bedtime stories. 1999
• Konrad the snowman. 1999
• The christmas present. 1999
• There is a story hidden in everything. 2000
• Wonderful bear time. 2000
• The gentle dragon - bedtime stories. 2001
• Good morning, mister cat. 2001
• The earth mouse and the umbrella. 2002
• Plim the clown - bedtime stories. 2002
• Eddy and his friends. 2005
• I want to lie in the shade. 2006

Works - new editions

• Manuel & Didi. The big book of little mouse adventures. 2008
• Manuel & Didi. The second big book of little mouse adventures. 2009
• Tiny. The big book about the little elephant. 2010
• The great book by Koko and Kiri. 2010
• Erwin Moser's fantastic bedtime stories. 2011
• Where does the mouse live? Spring and summer stories. 2011
• The mouse circus. Autumn and winter stories. 2011
• Animal stuff from A to Z. 2012
• The tiger beetle. 2012
• Wonderful bear time. 2012
• How is the pig? 2013
• Alfons the raven. 2013
• Boris the hangover - the bathtub car. 2013
• Boris the Hangover - The Crows. 2013
• The earth mouse and the umbrella. 2013
• Grandfather's Stories or The Bed with Flying Trees. 2014
• Beyond the great swamps. 2014
• Boris the hangover - the elephant. 2014
• Boris the Kater - The Treasury. 2014
• An exciting day in the life of Franz Feldmaus. 2014
• Boris the hangover - the pumpkin. 2014
• Boris the hangover - the sofa. 2014
• The badger is writing here by candlelight. 2014
• Boris the hangover - the goldfish. 2015
• Boris the hangover - the balloon. 2015
• The story of Philip Schnauze. 2015
• The story of the walking machine. 2015
• King of cats Mauzenberger. 2015
• The bear treasure. 2016
• The ABC of cats. 2016
• Polar bear, earth bear and mouse bear. 2016
• Wonderful bedtime stories. 2017

• The checkered eagle owl , 2017
• The moon behind the barns , 2017
• You can dream wonderfully now ... , 2017
• Bear dreams, 2018
• Tiny. The big book about the little elephant , with audio CD, 2018
• Edi Nutcracker and Lili Weißwieschnee , 2018
• A beetle like me , 2018
• Bear dreams , 2018
• Freddy and Friends , 2019
• My tree house , 2019
• Manuel & Didi - Mouse Adventure in Spring , 2019
• Manuel & Didi - Mouse Adventure in Summer , 2019
• Manuel & Didi - Mouse Adventure in Autumn , 2019
• Manuel & Didi - Mouse Adventure in Winter , 2019
• Billy the Tree Mouse , 2020
• Who kisses the frog? , 2020
• The Mouse Pirates, 2020

Web links

• Erwin Moser website
• Literature by and about Erwin Moser in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

1. ^ STANDARD Verlagsgesellschaft mbH: Children's book author Erwin Moser has died . In: derStandard.at . ( derstandard.at [accessed on October 16, 2017]).
2. ↑ Erwin Moser. In: Kürschner's German Literature Calendar 2016/2017. Volume II: PZ. Walter de Gruyter , 2016, ISBN 978-3-11-045397-3 , p. 682.
3. ^ Profile on the website of the Beltz publishing group
4. ↑ Mailath presents the Golden Medal of Honor to the children's book author Erwin Moser on APA -OTS original text service, accessed on: January 19, 2014.
5. ↑ Children's book author Erwin Moser gets museum at derstandard.at , accessed on: January 19, 2014.