Anna Mitgutsch (born 2 October 1948) is an

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

n writer and educator. Her name also appears as Waltraud Anna Mitgutsch.

Biography

She was born in

Linz Linz ( , ; cs, Linec) is the capital of Upper Austria and third-largest city in Austria. In the north of the country, it is on the Danube south of the Czech border. In 2018, the population was 204,846. In 2009, it was a European Capital ...

and studied German and English literature at the

University of Salzburg The University of Salzburg (german: Universität Salzburg), also known as the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg (''Paris-Lodron-Universität Salzburg'', PLUS), is an Austrian public university in Salzburg municipality, Salzburg state, named af ...

. Originally a

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, Mitgutsch converted to

Judaism Judaism ( he, ''Yahăḏūṯ'') is an Abrahamic, monotheistic, and ethnic religion comprising the collective religious, cultural, and legal tradition and civilization of the Jewish people. It has its roots as an organized religion in t ...

and worked on a kibbutz in

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

. She taught at the Institute for American Studies at the

University of Innsbruck The University of Innsbruck (german: Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck; la, Universitas Leopoldino Franciscea) is a public research university in Innsbruck, the capital of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol, founded on October 15, 1669. ...

and, after going to England, at the

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and

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. Next, She taught for a year in

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and then at colleges and universities in the United States from 1979 until 1985, when Mitgutsch returned to Austria. She lives in Linz and divides her time between that city and

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

. Her first novel was ''Three Daughters'' (Die Züchtigung) (1985), followed by ''The Other Face'' (Das andere Gesicht) in 1986. In 1989, she published ''Exclusion'' (Ausgrenzung) and, in 1992, ''In Foreign Cities'' (In fremden Städten). Her novels deal with individuals facing difficulties in becoming part of a society that is indifferent or antagonistic to them. Her work also explores the connections between the present and the past. Several of her novels have been translated into English. Mitgutsch's novels often make the reader feel uncomfortable.

Selected works

* 1974: ''Zur Lyrik von Ted Hughes''. Diss. Phil., Salzburg. * 1980: ''On poets & poetry: second series''. With Joseph L. Schneider and Anita Weinzinger. Salzburg. * 1980: ''Metamorphical gaps and negation in the poetry of W.S. Merwin, Mark Strand and Charles Simic. The immigrant experience in Pnin and Mr. Sammler's planet''. With Joseph L. Schneider .a. Salzburg. * ''The image of the female in D. H. Lawrence’s poetry''. With James Hoff. Salzburg. * ''On poetry & poetry, third series''. With James Hoff, Salzburg. * ''Die Züchtigung. Roman''. Düsseldorf (Claassen), 1985; dtv ISBN 978-3-423-10798-3. ** 1987: ''Three daughters''. New York, Harcourt Brace Janovanovich. ISBN 9780151752980 ** 1988: ''Punishment''. London, Virago. ISBN 9780860689409 * 1986: ''Das andere Gesicht. Roman''. Düsseldorf (Claassen); dtv ISBN 978-3-423-13688-4 * 1989: ''Ausgrenzung. Roman''. Frankfurt am Main (Luchterhand) ISBN 978-3-630-86690-1 * 1992: ''In fremden Städten. Roman''. Hamburg (Luchterhand) ISBN 978-3-630-86778-6 ** 1995: ''In foreign cities''. Riverside, Ariadne. ISBN 9780929497907 *1995: ''Abschied von Jerusalem. Roman''. Berlin (Rowohlt Berlin). dtv ISBN 978-3-423-13388-3 ** 1997: ''Lover, traitor a Jerusalem story''. New York (Metropolitan/Holt). ISBN 9780805041743 * 1999: ''Erinnern und erfinden. Grazer Vorlesungen''. Graz (Droschl). ISBN 978-3-854-20521-0 * 2000: ''Haus der Kindheit. Roman''. München (Luchterhand) ISBN 978-3-630-87064-9 ** 2006: ''House of childhood''. New York, Other Press. ISBN 9781590511886 * 2003: ''Familienfest. Roman''. München (Luchterhand); btb ISBN 978-3-442-73349-1 * 2007: ''Zwei Leben und ein Tag. Roman''. München (Luchterhand) ISBN 978-3-630-87256-8; btb ISBN 978-3-442-73844-1 * 2010: ''Wenn du wiederkommst. Roman''. München (Luchterhand) ISBN 978-3-641-04345-2; btb ISBN 978-3-442-74202-8 * 2013: ''Die Grenzen der Sprache. An den Rändern des Schweigens. Essays''. In:''Unruhe bewahren''. Residenz-Verlag (St. Pölten). ISBN 978-3-701-71607-4 * 2013: ''Die Welt, die Rätsel bleibt. Essays''. München (Luchterhand) ISBN 978-3-630-87418-0 * 2016: ''Die Annäherung. Roman''. München (Luchterhand) ISBN 978-3-630-87470-8; btb 2018 ISBN 978-3-442-71591-6

Awards

Brüder-Grimm-Preis der Stadt Hanau Brothers Grimm Prize of the City of Hanau is a literary prize of Hesse. The prize, awarded by the City of Hanau, honors the Brothers Grimm, who were both born in Hanau. The prize is endowed with €10,000 and has been awarded since 1983. The ceremo ...

(1985) * Cultural Prize of the State of Upper Austria (1986) * Claassen-Rose Prize (1986) * Prize of the city of Bozen (1990) * Anton Wildgans Prize (1992) * Prize of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Literature and Art (1995) *

Solothurner Literaturpreis The Solothurner Literaturpreis is a literary award for a literary achievement by a German language writer. Awarded since 1994, the annual prize is 15,000 Swiss francs. It is named after the city of Solothurn in Switzerland. Winners *1994: Mon ...

(2001)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitgutsch, Anna 1948 births Living people 20th-century Austrian novelists Austrian women novelists Anton Wildgans Prize winners Converts to Judaism from Roman Catholicism Jewish novelists Austrian Jews 20th-century women writers