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

Josef Haslinger on Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2012

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