Heinz Pototschnig

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Heinz Pototschnig (born June 30, 1923 in Graz ; † April 11, 1995 in Villach ) was an Austrian doctor and writer .

Life

After he received his medical degree with the degree of Dr. med. univ., Heinz Pototschnig worked as a general practitioner in Villach. He was also active as a writer. In 1977 he took part in the first Ingeborg Bachmann competition in Klagenfurt .

Heinz Pototschnig wrote narrative works , essays , poems and radio plays .

Heinz Pototschnig received the Theodor Körner Prize in 1965 and 1971 , the Peter Rosegger Prize in 1969 , the Great Golden Decoration of Honor of the State of Styria in 1984 and the City of Villach Prize in 1994 .

Works

  • Shadows slant into the light. Poems. With illustrations by Franz Schneeweiß . Society for the Promotion of New Art, Villach 1961.
  • Night copper. With a foreword by Walther Novotny. With illustrations by Heinz Goll . Ferdinand Kleinmayr, Klagenfurt 1962.
  • The rest are shared by the stars. Ferdinand Kleinmayr, Klagenfurt 1963.
  • Soundings. Lyric legend for voices. Ferdinand Kleinmayr, Klagenfurt 1965.
  • The green beaks. 10 stories about children. With illustrations by Franz Milan Wirth. Eduard Kaiser, Klagenfurt undated (approx. 1965).
  • The border. Novel. Paul Zsolnay, Vienna / Hamburg 1974, ISBN 3-552-02621-5 .
  • The hike. Novel. Paul Zsolnay, Vienna / Hamburg 1976, ISBN 3-552-02820-X .
  • The summer with the ducks. Novel. Paul Zsolnay, Vienna / Hamburg 1977, ISBN 3-552-02905-2 .
  • West drift. Poems. Carinthia, Klagenfurt 1990, ISBN 3-85378-348-1 .
  • No return from mirrors. Poems. Carinthia, Klagenfurt 1991, ISBN 3-85378-378-3 .
  • Be stone and alone. Poetry. Be stone and alone. Lyric poetry. Translated by Herbert Kuhner. Österreichisches Literaturforum / Austrian Literary Forum, Krems 1994, ISBN 3-900959-37-4 .
  • After saying goodbye. Poems from the estate, 1923–1995. Published by Kurt Adel . Wilhelm Braumüller, Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-7003-1176-1 .

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personal data
SURNAME Pototschnig, Heinz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian doctor and writer
DATE OF BIRTH June 30, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Graz
DATE OF DEATH April 11, 1995
Place of death Villach