Thomas Stangl (born 4 January 1966
Vienna
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) is an Austrian writer.
Life
Thomas Stangl studied philosophy and Spanish at the
University of Vienna
The University of Vienna (german: Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world. With its long and rich histor ...
and graduated in 1991 with a thesis on deconstructive literary theory. After graduation, he initially wrote essays, book reviews, and even smaller prose work for newspapers and literary journals.
Thomas Stangl lives in Vienna.
Honours
For his debut novel ''Der einzige Ort'' (The only place) the author received the
Aspekte-Literaturpreis
The Aspekte-Literaturpreis (''Aspekte'' Literature Prize) is awarded annually for the best debut novel written in German, as judged by a panel of writers, critics, and scholars. The prize is sponsored by the ZDF television network through its arts ...
in 2004, the same year a Hermann-Lenz Scholarship, and the 2005 Literature Prize of the Austrian Federal Chancellery.
In June 2007, he received the Telekom Austria Prize at the Ingeborg Bachmann competition; in October 2007, the Literature Prize of the Cultural Committee of German Economy, 2009, a grant from the Heinrich-Heine-house of the city of
Lueneburg, 2010 Literature Prize Alpha and the 2011
Erich Fried Prize The Erich Fried Prize (german: Erich-Fried-Preis) is a literary prize in honour of the Austrian poet Erich Fried, and is awarded annually by the for Literature and Language, based in Vienna. The value of the prize, endowed by the office of the Cha ...
. In 2020, he received the
.
Works
*''Der einzige Ort''. Novel, Droschl, Graz 2004, .
*''Ihre Musik''. Novel, Droschl, Graz 2006, .
*''Was kommt''. Novel, Droschl, Graz 2009, .
*''Reisen und Gespenster''. Essays, Droschl, Graz 2012, .
*''Regeln des Tanzes'', Novel, Droschl, Graz 2013,
References
External links
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Austrian male writers
1966 births
Living people
University of Vienna alumni