Andreas Okopenko (15 March 1930,

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– 27 June 2010,

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) was an Austrian writer. Andreas Okopenko's father was a Ukrainian physician and his mother was Austrian. From 1939, the family lived in

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. After studying

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at the

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Okopenko was active in the industry. Starting from 1950 he dedicated himself increasingly to the literature. From 1951 to 1953, he created a

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, in which he published works by numerous members of the Austrian

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of that time. From 1968 until his death he lived as a

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. Okopenko was, from 1973 to 1985, a member of the Grazer author meeting and from 1999 until his death he was a member of the Austrian art senate.

Honors

*1965 Anton Wildgans price *1977 Austrian appreciation price for literature *1983 Literary award of the city Vienna *1993 Literary award of the Hertha Kräftner society (Grosshöflein/Burgenland) *1995 Golden honour medal of the city Vienna *1998 Grand Austrian State Prize *2002 George Trakl price

Notable works

* '' Child Nazi '', 1984 * '' Affenzucker/Neue Lockergedichte '', 1999

External links

*
Literaturlandschaft Österreich: Andreas OkopenkoObituary
in ''

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'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Okopenko, Andreas 1930 births 2010 deaths Austrian male writers Austrian people of Ukrainian descent Anton Wildgans Prize winners Theodor Körner Prize recipients