Norbert Gstrein Explained

Norbert Gstrein (born 1961) is an Austrian writer. He was born in Mils in Tyrol,[1] the son of the hotelier and ski school director Norbert Gstrein (1931–1988) and Maria Gstrein, née Thurner (born 1935).[2] He grews up with his five siblings in and attended the secondary school from 1971 to 1979 in Imst. From 1979 to 1984, Gstrein studied mathematics in Innsbruck, Stanford and Erlangen. He not completed his PhD (no defense of his thesis Zur Logik der Fragen) in 1988 at the University of Innsbruck, under the supervision of Roman Liedl and Gerhard Frey.[3]

Gstrein is the author of more than a dozen books, including Winters in the South,[4] translated into English by Anthea Bell and Julian Evans, and A Sense of the Beginning, translated by Julian Evans.[5] Gstrein's novels have been translated into more than a dozen languages.[6] His early books were all based in his native Tyrol.[7] Among his numerous awards are the Alfred Döblin Prize and the Uwe Johnson Prize.[8]

Gstrein lives as a freelance writer in Hamburg.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Schriftsteller Norbert Gstrein: "Sag ihnen, wer du bist" . . 5 February 2021 . de . 10 June 2022.
  2. Web site: Norbert Gstrein . orawww.uibk.ac.at . 21 October 2013 . de . 30 November 2022.
  3. Web site: Autor Gstrein : Werde fälschlich immer als "Doktor" angesprochen . . 27 August 2017 . de . 30 November 2022.
  4. Web site: Gstrein . Norbert . Winters in the South – New Books in German . New Books in German . 30 November 2022.
  5. Web site: Gstrein . Norbert . Review: A Sense of the Beginning . European Literature Network . 15 September 2016 . 30 November 2022.
  6. Web site: Norbert Gstrein . internationales literaturfestival berlin . 13 May 2022 . de . 30 November 2022.
  7. Web site: Personen . Goethe-Institut Türkei . 1 June 2022 . de . 30 November 2022.
  8. Web site: Norbert Gstrein – 10 Bücher. Perlentaucher. 2019-11-22.
  9. Web site: Uwe-Johnson-Preis 2003 geht an Norbert Gstrein für seinen Roman "Das Handwerk des Tötens" . humanistisch.de . 3 July 2017 . de . 30 November 2022.
  10. Web site: Norbert Gstrein erhält Franz Nabl-Preis . . de . 30 November 2022.
  11. Web site: Anton-Wildgans-Preis geht an Norbert Gstrein . kurier.at . 18 June 2014 . de . 30 November 2022.
  12. Web site: Scherf . Martina . München: Norbert Gstrein bekommt den Thomas-Mann-Preis verliehen. . . 1 June 2022 . de . 30 November 2022.
  13. Web site: Norbert Gstrein Bücher & Biografie . PIPER . de . 30 November 2022.
  14. Web site: "Vier Tage, drei Nächte": Norbert Gstreins merkwürdiger Roman . NDR.de . 29 August 2022 . de . 30 November 2022.
  15. Web site: Klute . Hilmar . "Der zweite Jakob", ein Roman von Norbert Gstrein über Wut und Schuld. . Süddeutsche.de . 15 February 2021 . de . 30 November 2022.