Irene Fleiss
Irene Fleiss (born on May 16, 1958 ; died on April 4, 2008 in Vienna ) was an Austrian gender researcher and writer.
Life
She was known as a feminist activist, lecturer, and reviewer of feminist literature. The main work of the matriarchy researcher is the matriarchy story When All People Were Sisters, which appeared in two volumes in 2006 and 2007 .
In addition to her gender studies, Fleiss was also a fiction writer, especially in the field of fantasy . The first novel The Bodyguard and the Magician , published in 1984, is a fantasy novel that tells the story of the bodyguard Aleme, who is supposed to protect the magician Calar on a long journey from the deep south to the far north, and of the adventures they both experience . From 2001, Fleiss also published a number of novels and volumes of short stories in self-publishing.
Fleiss died in Vienna in 2008, shortly before her 50th birthday, two weeks after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
bibliography
- Novels
- The bodyguard and the magician. Medea, 1984, ISBN 3-922764-12-6 .
- The blackmailed man. Self-published, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-8311-4359-5 .
- Death of a good German. Self-published, Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-8311-4708-6 .
- Collections
- Limitless: Short Stories from Patriarchy. Self-published, Vienna 2001, ISBN 3-8311-2952-5 .
- with Sylvia Hartmann: Remembered stories: Fantastic stories. Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2005, ISBN 3-8334-3225-X .
- Short stories
- All yesterday and tomorrow. In: Karin Ivancsics (Ed.): The crack in heaven. Suhrkamp (Fantastic Library # 296), 1993, ISBN 3-518-38675-1 .
- Non-fiction
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When all people were sisters. Göttert, Ruesselsheim.
- Volume 1: Life in Matriarchal Societies. 2006, ISBN 3-922499-84-8 .
- Volume 2: Femininity in Matriarchal Societies: Yesterday and Today. 2007, ISBN 978-3-922499-88-6 .
Web links
- Irene diligence in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Literature by and about Irene Fleiss in the catalog of the German National Library
- For the 60th birthday of Irene Fleiss , contribution in the Bibliotheka Phantastika
- Irene Fleiss on LovelyBooks
- Obituary on Frauenwissen.at (PDF)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hard work, Irene |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian gender researcher and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 16, 1958 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 4, 2008 |
| Place of death | Vienna |