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Beyond Vienna
For centuries, Vienna had been the imperial residence and capital of the great multi-lingual, multi-national Habsburg Empire, and thus a magnet for the accumulation of power, prestige, wealth, and beauty. However, it is self-evident that not everyone could or should reside in the capital, that many talented authors, whether by choice or by chance, lived outside that glamorous city, in Kafka's words, far from the Imperial sun. At the outset of the twenty-first century, with technological advancements in transportation and communication with international publishing houses and chain bookstores, with e-mail and the Internet, for example is there any social, political, economic, or professional ...
The Labyrinth
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Austria as it is
"First published in London in 1827 as an authentic travelogue; the author employed a combination of history and anecdote to show an English-speaking readership how oppressive the Austrian regime under Francis I and his Prime Minister Metternich had become." -- Page [4] cover.
The Clearing
"The Clearing is at once a point of departure and a point of return. Reminiscent of the Austrian prose stylist Adalbert Stifter, Peter Steiner lovingly describes seemingly insignificant details of a young boy's life and environment. The narrator returns from his worldly travels as a mature man who now, in a single day, reconstructs his youth in the presence of the deserted inn where he first encountered the world."--BOOK JACKET.
Caretta Caretta
"Paulus Hochgatterer's Caretta, Caretta (1999) features a fifteen-year-old juvenile delinquent named Dominik Bach, the product of a dysfunctional family, featuring a narcissistic mother and an abusive stepfather. Alone, forced to reside in a halfway house with other delinquents, he meets Isabella, who also has "family problems." She introduces him to turtles: 'Caretta, Caretta,' the most beautiful animal they have ever seen, becomes the object of their quest.
The Black Mirror and Other Stories
Handsomely equipped with a comprehensive introductory historical essay, editor's notes and selected bibliography, this distinguished anthology is a model of genre research. These previously untranslated stories, published from 1871 onward, offer reading virtually unknown to most American (and many German) readers. Some authors combine scientific and philosophical issues, like Kurd Lasswitz in his witty tale "To the Absolute Zero of Existence: A Story from 2371, " while others, as in Erik Simon's 1983 title story, pose psychological puzzles involving alien phenomena. Though the earlier stories in particular demand painstaking reading, all of them repay it with rewarding insights into German and Austrian culture and the many possible uses and misuses of science.
The Odyssey of Michael Aldrian
The first installment of prizewinning author Gerhard Roth's critically acclaimed Venice trilogy.
Hell Is Empty - And All the Devils Are Here!
A thrilling mystery set in Venice by the prizewinning Austrian author, Gerhard Roth. The second installment in his lauded Venice trilogy.
The Best of Austrian Science Fiction
Unlike fantasy, science fiction has no deep tradition or broad basis in Austrian literature. It is mostly written by authors who have written no other fiction, sometimes by professional scientists for whom science fiction is their natural literary outlet. Herbert W. Franke, Peter Schattschneider or Michael Springer are all physicists. Most prolific and prominent among them is H.W. Franke, but even he cannot make a living from science fiction; like Austrian literature in general, Austrian science fiction is published mostly by German houses. This anthology presents a representative sample of Austrian science fiction and contains a comprehensive overview of the history and current state of science fiction in Austria by the editor.
