Wolfgang Linder
Wolfgang Linder (born August 7, 1961 in Rankweil / Vorarlberg ) is an Austrian writer and cabaret artist .
Life
Wolfgang Linder attended a grammar school in Feldkirch and then studied German , Romance languages , philosophy and theology at the University of Innsbruck . Long stays in France , Spain and Mexico followed . After his return to Austria, Linder worked temporarily as a teacher and farmer . From the mid-nineties he organized staged readings , theater courses for children and cabaret performances. Since 1998 he has lived as a freelance writer with his family in Hohenems . In addition to his writing activities, he and his wife Susanne Brutter appear in their own cabaret programs.
Wolfgang Linder is the author of short stories , radio plays and cabaret texts.
Awards
- 1980 Prize for short prose from the Liechtenstein PEN Club
- 1983 Ernst Willner Prize at the Ingeborg Bachmann Competition
Works
- Rockfall on impact , Zurich 1983
- And yet the blackberries ripen , Weitra 1999
- Feuermann and the snails , Weitra 2001
Web links
- Literature by and about Wolfgang Linder in the catalog of the German National Library
- Homepage
- vorarlberg.at
- bibliothekderprovinz.at
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Linder, Wolfgang |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian writer and cabaret artist |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 7, 1961 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rankweil |