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Jens Petersen: a giant of literature

32-year old doctor and writer Jens Petersen did not just tower above his competitors at the 33rd Festival of German-Language Literature physically. With his novel excerpt “Bis dass der Tod”, the two-metre man outrivalled all others and won the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize.[more...]

Jens Petersen won Bachmann Prize

TDDL-Preisträger 2009 (Bild: Johannes Puch)

The winner of the Bachmann Prize 2009 is Jens Petersen. Ralf Bönt won the Kelag Prize, the 3sat Prize went to Gregor Sander, and the Willner Prize to Katharina Born. The audience chose Karsten Krampitz.[more...]

No clear favourite on the first day of the readings

Symbolfoto (Bild: ORF/Johannes Puch)

On Thursday, the 33rd Festival of German-Language Literature (FGLL) in Klagenfurt was opened with readings by the first five authors. The jury discussions were heated as usual. So far, no clear favourite has emerged. [more...]

2nd day: Bönt and Petersen are favourites

Kameramaenner (Bild: ORF/Johannes Puch)

On the second day of the readings, Ralf Bönt and Jens Petersen particularly impressed the jury with their texts. Austrian Linda Stift, on the other hand, failed entirely.[more...]

3rd day: exciting finale

Ijoma Mangold (Bild: ORF/Johannes Puch)

Half of the authors who presented their texts on the third and final day of the readings of the 33rd Festival of German-Language Literature were Austrian: while Andrea Winkler’s text did little for the jury, Caterina Satanik was more successful.[more...]

Reception ceremony at Loretto Castle

Bürgermeisterempfang (Bild: ORF/Johannes Puch)

250 guests – including the authors and jurors of the 33rd Festival of German-Language Literature – gathered at Loretto Castle on Thursday evening, invited by the mayor to his traditional reception.[more...]

The opening of the FGGL 2009

Eröffnung TDDL 2009

Clarissa Stadler turned to Lorenz’ general direction, “thank God you don’t get your own way too often, you also dissuaded me from applying to the ORF”, and raised laughter.[more...]

State Prize for Daume and Prochasko

Translatio Preisträger (Foto: ORF/Johannes Puch)

On Sunday evening, “Translatio”, the Austrian State Prize for Literary Translation was presented in Klagenfurt for the twelfth time. This year, the prize went to Doreen Daume and Jurko Prochasko. [more...]

What does the Internet do for literature?

What does the Internet do for literature? In two special programmes of “Kulturzeit extra” broadcast live from Klagenfurt, 3sat takes the opportunity of the occasion of the “Festival of German-Language Literature” to ask those involved themselves.
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“Learning about” Bachmann

All those looking to find out more about Ingeborg Bachmann can look forward to an additional programme organised by the cultural department of the city of Klagenfurt in collaboration with Klagenfurt Tourismus.[more...]