Marlene Faro
Marlene Faro (* 1954 in Vienna ) is an Austrian journalist and writer.
Life
After graduating from high school , Faro started at the university in her hometown a. a. Study political science and history. She completed this course with a doctorate .
She then worked as a freelancer for magazines and newspapers such as Cosmopolitan , Der Feinschmecker , Geo , Der Stern and Westermanns Monatshefte . At the same time, an independent, successful literary oeuvre emerged over the years.
Her novel "Women who drink Prosecco" was filmed in 2001 for ARD under the same title .
Marlene Faro currently (2011) lives in Vienna.
Works (selection)
- stories
- Old boxes. Narratives . Picus Verlag , Vienna 2006, ISBN 978-3-85452-613-1
- The waitress, the saint and the queen bee. Carinthian melacholia . Picus Verlag, Vienna 2009, ISBN 978-3-85452-952-1
- Novels
- Women who drink Prosecco. Novel . Reclam , Leipzig 1996, ISBN 3-379-01552-0
- The wine merchant's wife. Novel . Reclam, Leipzig 1998, ISBN 3-379-01618-7
- The ornithologist. Novel . Hoffmann and Campe , Hamburg 1999, ISBN 3-455-01946-3
- So what! Novel . Hoffmann and Campe, Hamburg 2001, ISBN 3-455-01947-1
- Women who pull in their tummies. Novel . Bastei Lübbe , Bergisch Gladbach 2004, ISBN 3-404-15146-1
- My life, part two. Novel . Bastei Lübbe, Hamburg 2006, ISBN 978-3-404-26495-7
- Bloody clover. Thriller. Gmeiner , Meßkirch, 2012 ISBN 978-3-8392-1288-2
- Cold incense. Crime Gmeiner , Meßkirch, 2013 ISBN 978-3-8392-1453-4
- Non-fiction
- “In sacred places”. Men and the female abdomen; another story of gynecology . Reclam, Leipzig 2002, ISBN 3-379-00785-4
- Audio books
- Women who drink Prosecco. Reclam audio book , Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-15-120003-6
- The wine merchant's wife. Reclam audio book, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-15-120007-9
- The ornithologist. Hoffmann and Campe, Hamburg 2000, ISBN 3-455-30165-7
- Bloody clover. Radioropa audio book , Daun / Vulkaneifel 2012, ISBN 978-3-8368-0666-4
Film adaptations
- Ulrich König (Director): Women who drink Prosecco . ARD 2001.
Web links
- Literature by and about Marlene Faro in the catalog of the German National Library
- Marlene Faro in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Interview with Marlene Faro at the Main Association of the Austrian Book Trade
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Faro, Marlene |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian journalist and writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1954 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |