Werner Kofler (23 July 1947 – 8 December 2011) was an
Austrian
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** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen, see Austrian nationality law
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novelist
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was born in Villach, Austria, and died in Vienna.
Life
Werner Kofler was the son of a merchant. He broke off his teacher training at the teacher training college in Klagenfurt after four years and went travelling. Afterwards he practised various activities. From 1963 on he was engaged in literary activities; since 1968 he lived as a writer in his chosen home-town Vienna.
[Franz Haas]
''Zu spät und unversöhnt. Zum Tod des österreichischen Schriftstellers Werner Kofler''
In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung
The ''Neue Zürcher Zeitung'' (''NZZ''; "New Journal of Zürich") is a Swiss, German-language daily newspaper, published by NZZ Mediengruppe in Zürich. The paper was founded in 1780. It was described as having a reputation as a high-quality ne ...
, 10. Dezember 2011
Works (in translation)
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At the Writing Desk, translated by Lauren Wolfe (2016)
See also
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List of Austrian writers
This is a list of Austrian writers and poets.
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*Ilse Aichinger (1921–2016), writer
*Peter Altenberg (1859–1910), writer and poet
* Jean Améry (1912–1978), writer
* Ernst Angel (1894–1986), writer, poet and psychologist
*Ludw ...
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List of Austrians
This is a list of notable Austrians.
Actors/actresses
*Helmut Berger (born 1944), actor
* Senta Berger (born 1941), actress
* Klaus Maria Brandauer (born 1943), actor
* Marie Geistinger (1836–1903), actress and opera singer
* Käthe Gold ...
References
External links
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Dalkey Archive Press
Dalkey Archive Press is an American publisher of fiction, poetry, foreign translations and literary criticism specializing in the publication or republication of lesser-known, often avant-garde works. The company has offices in Funks Grove, Il ...
catalog entry fo
At the Writing Desk
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1947 births
2011 deaths
People from Villach
20th-century Austrian novelists
Austrian male novelists
20th-century Austrian male writers