Richard Obermayr
Richard Obermayr (born August 22, 1970 in Ried im Innkreis ) is an Austrian writer .
Life
Richard Obermayr grew up in Schlatt near Schwanenstadt in Upper Austria . He studied in Vienna and published literary texts in various magazines. In 1998 his first novel The Fake Heaven was published . His second novel Das Fenster was published in 2010. Obermayr lives in Vienna.
Richard Obermayr is a member of the Graz Authors' Assembly . In 1996 he took part in the Ingeborg Bachmann Competition in Klagenfurt .
Awards
- 2000 Adalbert Stifter grant from the Province of Upper Austria
- 2000 Hermann Lenz Scholarship
- 2000 to 2005 Robert Musil scholarship
- 2008 scholarship from HALMA - the European network of literary centers
- 2011 Reinhard Priessnitz Prize
- 2020 Heimrad Bäcker Prize
Works
- The fake sky. Residenz Verlag , Salzburg [u. a.] 1998
- The window. Young and Young , Salzburg 2010
Web links
- Literature by and about Richard Obermayr in the catalog of the German National Library
- Richard Obermayr's website
- Short biography and reviews of works by Richard Obermayr at perlentaucher.de
- Untitled. Text by Richard Obermayrs at the Halma network
Individual evidence
- ^ Heimrad Bäcker Prize 2020 to Richard Obermayr. In: ORF.at . May 24, 2020, accessed May 24, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Obermayr, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 22nd August 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ried im Innkreis |