Thomas Raab (writer, 1968)
Thomas Raab (born November 23, 1968 in Graz ) is an Austrian writer , translator and cognitive researcher .
Life
After his Matura at the Graz BG Carnerigasse, Raab studied technical geology and philosophy at the University of Graz , the Technical University of Graz as well as the universities of Vienna and Berkeley. After completing his doctorate on the application of fuzzy quantities to geological data obtained in the field, he became friends with Oswald Wiener in 1998 . The two are united by their scientific and literary interests. Since then, they have been trying to rehabilitate self-observation for cognitive and emotional psychological purposes. As an author and translator, he tries to make fruitful experiences of the sometimes ironic appropriation of scientific knowledge for literary works and politically motivated essays.
In 2004 Raab took part in the Days of German-Language Literature in Klagenfurt. In 2008 he named himself "the greatest writer in the world" after the death of Michael Crichton .
He lives and works in Vienna .
Awards and grants
- 2000 Erwin Schrödinger scholarship ,
- 2005 sponsorship award for the Heimrad-Bäcker-Preis .
- 2005 state scholarship
- 2009 project grant for literature from the Austrian Federal Chancellery
- 2009 project grant for literature from the Austrian Federal Chancellery
Works (selection)
- Fiction
- Behavior. Roman (= Trojan horses. Volume 7). Tropen Verlag, Cologne 2002, ISBN 3-932170-54-7 .
- The network orange. Luftschacht, Vienna 2015, ISBN 978-3-902844-52-1 .
- Bobophone . With drawings by Christian Wallner. Ritter, Klagenfurt / Graz 2020, ISBN 978-3-85415-600-0 .
- Non-fiction
- Afterburner. On the evolution and function of the spectacle (= es. 2458). Suhrkamp, Frankfurt am Main 2006, ISBN 3-518-12458-7 .
- Avant-garde routine. (= Thoughts. Volume 1). Parodos Verlag, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-938880-21-0 .
- Editions
- with Thomas Eder : Self-observation: Oswald Wieners Denkpsychologie (= es. 2669 ). Suhrkamp, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-518-12669-1 .
- New anthology of black humor. with ten art contributions, selected by Patricia Grzonka. marixerlag, Wiesbaden 2017, ISBN 978-3-7374-1042-7 .
Radio plays
- Behavior , Bayerischer Rundfunk (2004)
- Minimal Utopias , Bayerischer Rundfunk (2009)
Web links
- Literature by and about Thomas Raab in the catalog of the German National Library
- Official website
- Author profile in the Stuttgart publishing house Klett-Cotta
Individual evidence
- ↑ About instincts, zombies, beauty. Conversation with Stefan Schmitzer . In: any questions? (= typist . No. 15). 2007.
- ^ OTS report from the Austria Press Agency , November 10, 2008.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Raab, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian writer, translator and cognitive researcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graz |