Contemporary Austrian Writings

This Volume 74 closes The German Library, a project that has spanned 25 years. It includes poetry, prose, and drama of the modern Austrian period primarily drawn from the magazine Dimension2. One important piece that does not appear in the magazine is Clara S. by Nobel Laureate Elfriede Jelinek, a 60-page play. Other authors represented are Thomas Bernhard, H.C. Artmann, Ernst Jandl, Friederike Mayrocker, and others.

POETRY

H. C. Artmann, A xunz Lamentawoe,
drei dog schoriar e…,
Rosina.

Ernst Jandl, gut kleid,
wiedergefunden,
das bleiben,
Korrespondenz,
Rekorde

Friederike Mayroecker, Kindersommer,
Maria am Gestade,
Meine Mutter mid den offenen Armen,
Anrichteschrank, Stilleben am Morgen,
Seraphim, oder vor einer Reise

Alfred Kolleritsch, Dem Ende entgagen,
Verrit,
Sprache,
Von den Lippen,
Gedenken,
Einblick

Michael Donhauser, Der Pfirsich, 12 haiku, Drei Lose,
IN den Rosenstrauch,
Abendwind

Raoul Schrott, Physikalische Optik II,
Eine Geschichte der Schrift IV

PROSE

Thomas Berhnard, Is It Comedy? Is It Tragedy?

Barbara Frischmuth, Salon Ramona

Gerhard Roth [selection to be determined]

Norbert Gstrein, The Commercial

Robert Manasse [to be determined]

Josef Haslinger [to be determined]

Michael Scharang, Sparrow Michelangelo

Joseph Zoderer, Das Schildkroetenfest

DRAMA

Elfriede Jelinek,
Clara S.

Biographical Sketches

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