Robert Price
Robert Johannes Preis (born August 8, 1972 in Graz ) is an Austrian journalist and writer .
Life
Robert Preis was born in Graz in 1972. After graduating from the HTBLA Ortweingasse for decorative design, he studied journalism and ethnology at the University of Vienna from 1992. During this time he worked as an intern and freelancer for numerous media companies. After completing his studies in 1998, he worked for two years as a civil servant abroad in the "Center for Peace, Non-violence and Human Rights" in Osijek . Among other things, he was co-founder of the youth magazine “Burek”. He has been the editor of the Kleine Zeitung since 2000 and lives with his family near Graz.
Artistic creation
His first novel, Schatten über Anderswo (2007), was in the fantasy genre, and in 2009 he switched to the historical novel with The Rumor of Death , and also wrote numerous anthology articles and non-fiction books before he wrote his first crime novel in 2012 - Consolation and Games . The story about the Graz LKA chief investigator Armin Trost was continued in 2013 in Graz in the dark . The other parts: Die Geister von Graz (2014), Der Engel von Graz (2015) and Grazer Wut (2017). Part 6 - Death dances in Graz - will be published in autumn 2019. Preis graduated from the Munich script workshop at the University of Film and Television (born 2015/2016).
Literary business
Robert Preis is the curator of the "International Street Glider Literature Festival", which has been held annually in the Styrian community of Gratwein-Straßengel since 2009 and has so far had more than 40 authors as guests. The festival is part of the program of the K3 cultural association.
He is also the initiator of the Graz “FINE CRIME-Krimifestival ™”, which has been taking place in Graz since 2015. As of 2019, the "Fine Crime Award sponsored by Energie Steiermark", endowed with 5000 euros, will be given to outstanding crime writers.
Works
- Novels
- Shadows over elsewhere . Novel. Federfrei, Marchtrenk 2007, ISBN 978-3-9502370-1-6 .
- The rumor of death . Novel. Leykam, Graz 2009, ISBN 978-3-85489-158-1 .
- Consolation and games . Novel. Federfrei, Marchtrenk 2012, ISBN 978-3-902784-13-1 .
- Graz in the dark . Novel. Emons, Cologne 2013, ISBN 978-3-86358-296-8 .
- The ghosts of Graz . Novel. Emons, Cologne 2014, ISBN 978-3-95451-446-5 .
- The angel of Graz . Novel. Emons, Cologne 2015, ISBN 978-3-95451-722-0 .
- Graz anger . Novel. Emons, Cologne 2017, ISBN 978-3-7408-0204-2 .
- Death dances in Graz . Emon. Cologne - from autumn 2019. ISBN 978-3740806729
- Stories
- Dark days, rough nights . Say. Styria, Graz 2006, ISBN 978-3-222-13221-6 .
- Styrian legends . Say. Tyria, Innsbruck 2017, ISBN 978-3-7022-3604-5 .
- Non-fiction
- with Christian Penz: The 101 most beautiful spots in Styria . Edition Kleine Zeitung, Graz 2009, ISBN 978-3-902380-10-4 .
- with Christian Penz: The most beautiful excursion destinations in Styria . Edition Kleine Zeitung, Graz 2011, ISBN 978-3-902819-04-8 .
- with Günter Pichler: Explain the history of Graz to me . Non-fiction. Edition Kleine Zeitung, Graz 2012, ISBN 978-3-902819-08-6 .
- with Günter Pichler, Wolfgang Paill: Explain the Styrian animal world to me . Non-fiction. Edition Kleine Zeitung, Graz 2013, ISBN 978-3-902819-16-1 .
- with Christian Penz: The big book of Styrian brass music . Non-fiction. Edition Kleine Zeitung, Graz 2014, ISBN 978-3-902819-31-4 .
- 111 eerie places in Styria that you have to see . Emons, Graz 2018. ISBN 978-3-7408-0445-9 .
- with Robert Engele, scandals, fights, revolutionaries - Back then in Styria , Edition Kleine Zeitung, Graz 2018. ISBN 978-3-902819-95-6 .
- Contributions to anthologies / community projects
- Murder Christmas Gifts II . Short stories. Emons, Cologne 2014, ISBN 978-3-95451-399-4 .
- Stronger than fear . Short stories. Obelisk, Innsbruck, 2015, ISBN 978-3-85197-807-0 .
- Who murders in Styria . Short stories. Gmeiner, Meßkirch 2016, ISBN 978-3-8392-1775-7 .
- Blood on the Tracks . Short stories. Edition Kürbis, Wies 2017, ISBN 978-3-900965-53-2 .
- Soko Graz-Styria . Short stories. Gmeiner, Meßkirch 2017, ISBN 978-3-8392-2078-8 .
- Styria-A land survey . Ed. State of Styria. Brandstätter Verlag, Graz 2018, ISBN 978-3-7106-0271-9 .
- Mords-Bescherung III - Christmas thrillers from the Alps . Short stories. Emons, Cologne 2018, ISBN 978-3740804206 .
Web links
- Official website of the author
- Austrian National Library
- Official website of the FINE CRIME crime festival ™
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Price, Robert |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Preis, Robert Johannes (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian journalist and writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1972 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Graz |