Heinrich "Heinz" Pototschnig (June 30, 1923 – April 11, 1995) was an Austrian physician and writer.
Heinz Pototschnig | |
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| Born | Heinrich Pototschnig June 30, 1923 Graz, Austria |
| Died | April 11, 1995 (aged 71) Villach, Austria |
| Occupation | Physician, writer |
| Nationality | Austrian |
Early life, education and career
editPototschnig was born in Graz. After World War II[1] and after he graduated in medicine, he moved to Carinthia, where he practised in Villach and started writing. His works include narratives, essays, lyric poetry and radio plays.
In 1962, he became editor of Der Bogen, which was edited by Hans Leb before.[2]
In 1977, he participated in the first edition of the Ingeborg Bachmann Competition, Klagenfurt.[3]
Death
editPototschnig died in Villach.
Honors
edit- Theodor Körner Prize, 1965 and 1971
- Peter Rosegger Prize, 1969[4]
- Great golden decoration of Styria, 1984
- Cultural award of Villach, 1994[5]
Works
edit- Schatten schrägen ins Licht. Gedichte., 1961 (illustrated by Franz Schneeweiß)
- Nachtkupfer, 1962 (illustrated by Heinz Goll)
- Den Rest teilen die Sterne, 1963
- Lotungen. Lyrische Legende für Stimmen., 1965
- Die grünen Schnäbel - Zehn Geschichten über Kinder., 1970
- Die Grenze, 1974
- Die Wanderung, 1976
- Der Sommer mit den Enten, 1977
- Westdrift. Gedichte., 1990
- Aus Spiegeln keine Wiederkehr, 1991
- Sei Stein und allein, 1994
- Nach dem Abschied, 1997
References
edit- ^ H. Scharf: Ein Kärntner Reigen (in German).
- ^ Christoph Fackelmann: Die Sprachkunst Josef Weinhebers und ihre Leser (in German), 2005, p. 880.
- ^ 25 Jahre Ingeborg-Bachmann-Preis Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, ORF, 2002.
- ^ "Literary prize of Styria winners" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ Cultural award of Villach
External links
edit- Heinz Pototschnig in the German National Library catalogue