Silke Hassler

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Silke Hassler (born October 11, 1969 in Klagenfurt , Carinthia) is an Austrian writer .

Life

Silke Hassler studied literature in Vienna and London, where she completed her studies in 1998 with a thesis on the Austrian-English artist Jakov Lind . She returned to Vienna and initially worked as a dramaturge at the Neue Oper Wien . In 1999 she wrote her first libretto "Azrael", a tango opera. She wrote her first commissioned work for the Neue Oper Wien, the libretto “ Endlich Ende ”. Hassler has been working as a freelance writer since 2005, writing plays and essays. She has received several awards for her plays, which have been translated into 12 languages ​​and performed on stages in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland. The 2007 together withPeter Turrini wrote the folk operetta " Each his own " was filmed in 2010 under the title " Maybe in Another Life ".

Silke Hassler is considered a socially critical writer. She often uses the technique of tragic comedy to show the unfulfilled longings and existential fears of her characters, mostly women from marginalized social circles. Provocative sharpness and pointed dialog humor, plus unconventional plots that are not afraid of sexual taboos, are defining elements in Hassler's dramatic work. In 2004 she was "Author in residence" at the University of New Mexico .

Silke Hassler lives in Retz / Lower Austria, where, in addition to her literary work, she devotes herself to the care of rare rose varieties.

Works

Plays

Libretti

Essays and cultural theory texts (selection)

  • Detours to the Cross of Honor. To J. Lind's reception. Thesis. University of Vienna, 1998.
  • In truth, Jakov Lind is a playwright. An attempt on the comedy tragedies "The Heiden" and "Ergo" . In: Center Stage. Contemporary Drama in Austria. Edited by Frank Finlay and Ralf Jeutter. Rodopi, Amsterdam - Atlanta 1999, pp. 123-143.
  • Writing after Hitler. The work of Jakov Lind In: University of Wales Press . Andrea Hammel, Silke Hassler and Edward Timms (Eds.), Cardiff 2001, ISBN 0-7083-1615-8
  • Masks and face. Peter Turrini in portrait . Herbert Neubauer (photo). Silke Hassler (text). Klagenfurt: Wieser Verlag, 2006.
  • Art and genitals. A consideration. Statement for a discussion evening in the Kreisky Forum Vienna, April 13, 2010.
  • Out of Carinthia. A monologue. Premiere: New Stage Villach, September 22, 2011.
  • JH or The Two Levels of Silence . In: From memory to memory - The victims of National Socialism in the Upper Drautal . Edited by Peter Pirker and Anita Profunser. Klagenfurt / Celovec, Drava Verlag 2012.
  • More Europe through more culture? Introductory lecture at the Europa-Forum Wachau, Göttweig Abbey, June 15, 2013.

Honourings and prices

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Culture Awards of the State of Lower Austria 2005 . APA notification dated November 24, 2005, accessed November 28, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Hassler, Silke
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian writer
DATE OF BIRTH October 11, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Klagenfurt , Carinthia