Barbara Frischmuth (born 5 July 1941 in

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) is an Austrian writer of

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and

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. She is a member of the

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(the Graz Authors' Assembly), along with

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Books

*'' Die Klosterschule'', 1968 *'' Geschichten für Stanek'', 1969 *'' Tage und Jahre. Sätze zur Situation'', 1971 *'' Das Verschwinden des Schattens in der Sonne'', 1973. *''Rückkehr zum vorläufigen Ausgangspunkt'', 1973. *'' Haschen nach Wind. Erzählungen'', 1974. *'' Die Mystifikationen der Sophie Silber'', 1976. *''Amy oder Die Metamorphose'', 1978. *''Entzug - ein Menetekel der zärtlichsten Art'', 1979. *''Kai und die Liebe zu den Modellen'', 1979. *''Bindungen'', 1980. *''Landschaft für Engel'', 1981. *''Die Frau im Mond'', 1982. *''Vom Leben des Pierrot'', 1982. *''Traumgrenze'', 1983. *'' Kopftänzer'', 1984. *'' Herrin der Tiere'', 1986. *''Über die Verhältnisse'', 1987. *''Mörderische Märchen'', 1989. *''Einander Kind'', 1990. *''Mister Rosa oder Die Schwierigkeit, kein Zwerg zu sein. Spiel für einen Schauspieler'', 1991. *'' Traum der Literatur - Literatur des Traums'', 1991. *''Wassermänner. Lesestücke aus Seen, Wüsten und Wohnzimmern'', 1991. *''Hexenherz'', 1994. *''Die Schrift des Freundes'', 1998. *''Fingerkraut und Feenhandschuh. Ein literarisches Gartentagebuch'', 1999. *''Schamanenbaum. Gedichte'', 2001. *''Amy oder Die Metamorphose'', 2002. *''Die Entschlüsselung'', 2003. *''Der Sommer, in dem Anna verschwunden war'', 2004. * ''Woher wir kommen'', 2012.

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20070921175439/http://www.feministische-sf.de/einzelne_autorinnen/fsf_barbara-frischmuth.html * http://www.ariadnebooks.com/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=0929497759 * http://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=5809 * https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181509/http://www.literaturhaus.at/buch/buch/rez/frischmuth01/bio.html 1941 births Living people Austrian women poets Anton Wildgans Prize winners {{austria-writer-stub