Beneath Black Stars: Contemporary Austrian Short Stories

Beneath Black Stars: Contemporary Austrian Short Stories

by ThomasBernhard (Contributor), PeterHandke (Contributor), ElfriedeJelinek (Contributor), Martin Chalmers (Author), Gert Jonke (Contributor), ErichFried (Contributor), H.C.Artmann (Contributor), Lilian Faschinger (Contributor), IngeborgBachmann (Contributor), PeterHenisch (Contributor), KonradBayer (Contributor), HeimitoVonDoderer (Contributor), Antonio Fian (Contributor), WernerKofler (Contributor), Alfred Kollerisch (Contributor), Georg Pichler (Contributor), ElisabethReichart (Contributor), Doron Rabinovici (Contributor), RobertSchindel (Contributor)

Synopsis

Although in the second half of the 20th century, a large number of exceptional writers emerged from the Austrian Republic, their relationship to the cultural mainstream was stormy: Thomas Bernhard went so far as to refuse to allow his plays to be performed in Austria after his death. This collection is an excellent opportunity to sample a rich literature that remains central to European culture. Contributors: H.C. Artmann, Ingeborg Bachman, Konrad Bayer, Thomas Bernhard, Heimito von Doderer, Lillian Faschinger, Antonio Fian, Erich Fried, Peter Handke, Peter Henisch, Elfriede Jelinek, Gert Jonke, Werner Kofler, Alfred Kolleritsch, Meta Merz, Georg Pichler, Elisabeth Reichart, Doron Rabinovici, Robert Schindel, Sabine Scholl, Margit Schreiner, Brigitte Schwaiger

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Published: 28 Feb 2002

ISBN 10: 185242379X
ISBN 13: 9781852423797

Media Reviews
?There is much to admire in this richly varied Austrian anthology... . in its profound questioning of moral responsibility? Maya Jaggi, The Guardian ?Martin Chalmers and Serpent?s Tail should be congratulated for bringing us this outstanding book? Jason Cowley, New Statesman
Author Bio
Martin Chalmers is a writer, editor and translator. He has translated novels and short story collections by Erich Fried, Ernst Weiss, Herta Muller, Hubert Fichte, and Bertolt Brecht.