Tanja Raich (author)

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Tanja Raich reads at the 2019 Wortspiele in Munich

Tanja Raich (* 1986 in Meran ) is a writer from South Tyrol and lives in Vienna .

Life

Tanja Raich was born in Merano in 1986 and has lived in Vienna since 2005. She studied German and history at the University of Vienna and completed her thesis on the literary (re) construction of the bomb attacks in South Tyrol.

So far she has published short prose in various literary magazines and anthologies . She first gained greater fame with her debut novel Jesolo , published in 2019, which tells the story of a young woman who unexpectedly and unintentionally became pregnant up to the birth of the child.

Awards

  • 2015 finalist at the 20th MDR literature competition
  • 2015 2nd place in the Munich short story competition
  • 2017 Ö1 literary competition
  • 2019 Shortlist Alpha Literature Prize for Jesolo
  • 2019 Shortlist Debut Austrian Book Prize for Jesolo

Works

  • Continents . In: Michael Hametner (Ed.): Snow in August: the best stories from the 2015 MDR literary competition . Leipzig 2015, ISBN 978-3-940691-70-5 , pp. 143-150 .
  • Island fortress . In: Of course! : the best texts from the Ö1 literature competition . Vienna 2017, ISBN 978-3-99200-191-0 , pp. 139-158 .
  • Jesolo . Blessing, Munich 2019, ISBN 978-3-641-23876-6 .

Web links

Commons : Tanja Raich (writer)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tanja Raich. Retrieved September 5, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Leaden years in South Tyrol: literary (re) constructions of the bomb attacks . Diploma thesis University of Vienna. Vienna 2012, urn : nbn: at: at-ubw: 1-30493.75213.887862-2 .
  3. ↑ blurb. Retrieved September 5, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Reading competition for the 20th MDR Literature Prize. April 29, 2015, accessed May 6, 2019 .
  5. ↑ STORIES OF THE READING 'GRENZGÄNGER' ON 11/21/15. In: zuendeln.de. Retrieved November 23, 2015 .
  6. ↑ Nine winners - of course! In: oe1.orf.at. Retrieved October 31, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Shortlist for the Alpha Literature Prize 2019 is set. August 29, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Austrian Book Prize 2019: 13 titles nominated. In: buecher.at. September 4, 2019, accessed September 4, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Raich, Tanja
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South Tyrolean writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Meran