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Josef Haslinger

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Josef Haslinger on Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2012

Josef Haslinger (born July 5, 1955) is an Austrian writer.

Haslinger was born in Zwettl, Lower Austria. He studied philosophy, drama and Germanic studies at the University of Vienna.[1] He received his PhD in 1980.[1] Since then he has been working as a freelance writer.[1] 1976 to 1992 he was co-editor of the literary magazine "Wespennest".[1]

In 1983/84 Haslinger had a teaching position at the University of Kassel, was Secretary General of the Graz Authors' Assembly from 1986 to 1989, and from 1986 to 1994 co-organizer of the "Vienna Lectures on Literature".[2] In 1995 he was a lecturer at the University of Kassel and wrote parts of his political thriller novel, Opernball (Opera Ball) there.[2]

Haslinger has taught since 1996 as a professor of literary aesthetics at the German Literature Institute in Leipzig.[3] He lives between Vienna and Leipzig.[3]

Awards and honors

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Works

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Prose

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  • Der Konviktskaktus (Erzählungen) (1980)
  • Der Rauch im Wald (1981)
  • Hugo Sonnenschein (1984)
  • Der Tod des Kleinhäuslers Ignaz Hajek (Novelle) (1985)
  • Opernball (1995)
  • Das Vaterspiel (2000)
  • Zugvögel. Erzählungen. S. Fischer Verlag ISBN 3-10-030057-2 (2006)
  • Phi Phi Island. Ein Bericht. S. Fischer Verlag ISBN 978-3-10-030059-1 (2007)

Essays

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Editor

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  • Wie werde ich ein verdammt guter Schriftsteller? Berichte aus der Werkstatt, Hg. zus. mit Hans-Ulrich Treichel. Frankfurt/Main: Suhrkamp, 2005. TB ISBN 978-3-518-12395-9
  • Schreiben lernen – Schreiben lehren, Hg. zus. mit Hans-Ulrich Treichel. Frankfurt/Main: Fischer, 2006. TB ISBN 978-3-596-16967-2
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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Prof. Dr. Josef Haslinger". Deutsches Literaturinstitut Leipzig (in German). Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Josef Haslinger". Archiv für die Geschichte der Soziologie in Österreich (in German). Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Josef Haslinger". S. Fischer Verlage (in German). 1 December 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. ^ Josef Haslinger wird Mainzer Stadtschreiber 2010 in der Allgemeinen Zeitung Mainz vom 9. November 2009