Marlen Haushofer
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Marlen Haushofer née Marie Helene Frauendorfer (11 April 1920 —21 March 1970) was an Austrian
author, most famous for her only novel translated into English, The Wall. Haushofer was born in Frauenstein
in Upper Austria. She attended Catholic boarding school in Linz
, and went on to study German literature in Vienna, as well as Graz
. After her years in school, she settled in Steyr
.
In 1941, she married Manfred Haushofer, a dentist, and had two sons, Christian and Manfred.http://www.ursula.nl/duits/autdb.htm#Haushofer In 1950, they divorced, only to remarry in 1958.
Earning literary awards as early as 1953, Haushofer went on to publish her first novel, A Handful of Life in 1955. In 1956, she won the Theodor-Körner Prize for early contributions and projects involving art and culture. In 1958, her novella We Murder Stella
was published. The Wall, considered her finest achievement, came out in 1962. It received the Arthur Schnitzler
Prize in 1963. Her last novel, The Attic, was published in 1969. Her overall addition to Austrian literature, as well as her last short-story collection Terrible Faithfulness, earned her a Grand Austrian State Prize
for literature in 1968.http://www.feministische-sf.de/einzelne_autorinnen/fsf_marlen-haushofer.html
In 1970, she died of bone cancer at a clinic in Vienna.
Austrians
Austrians are a nation and ethnic group, consisting of the population of the Republic of Austria and its historical predecessor states who share a common Austrian culture and Austrian descent....
author, most famous for her only novel translated into English, The Wall. Haushofer was born in Frauenstein
Frauenstein
-In Germany:*Frauenstein, Saxony, in the district of Mittelsachsen*Wiesbaden-Frauenstein, part of Wiesbaden, Hesse...
in Upper Austria. She attended Catholic boarding school in Linz
Linz
Linz is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria . It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately south of the Czech border, on both sides of the river Danube. The population of the city is , and that of the Greater Linz conurbation is about...
, and went on to study German literature in Vienna, as well as Graz
Graz
The more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...
. After her years in school, she settled in Steyr
Steyr
Steyr is a town, located in the Austrian federal state of Upper Austria. The town is situated at the confluence of the rivers Steyr and Enns. Steyr is Austria's 12th most populated town and simultaneously the 3rd largest town in Upper Austria....
.
In 1941, she married Manfred Haushofer, a dentist, and had two sons, Christian and Manfred.http://www.ursula.nl/duits/autdb.htm#Haushofer In 1950, they divorced, only to remarry in 1958.
Earning literary awards as early as 1953, Haushofer went on to publish her first novel, A Handful of Life in 1955. In 1956, she won the Theodor-Körner Prize for early contributions and projects involving art and culture. In 1958, her novella We Murder Stella
We Murder Stella
Wir töten Stella is a novella by Austrian writer Marlen Haushofer first published in 1958 about the death of the eponymous heroine, a 19 year-old woman who has just begun to experience her awakening sexuality...
was published. The Wall, considered her finest achievement, came out in 1962. It received the Arthur Schnitzler
Arthur Schnitzler
Dr. Arthur Schnitzler was an Austrian author and dramatist.- Biography :Arthur Schnitzler, son of a prominent Hungarian-Jewish laryngologist Johann Schnitzler and Luise Markbreiter , was born in Praterstraße 16, Leopoldstadt, Vienna, in the Austro-Hungarian...
Prize in 1963. Her last novel, The Attic, was published in 1969. Her overall addition to Austrian literature, as well as her last short-story collection Terrible Faithfulness, earned her a Grand Austrian State Prize
Grand Austrian State Prize
The Grand Austrian State Prize is a decoration given annually by Austria to an artist for exceptional work. The recipient must be an Austrian citizen with a permanent residence in Austria....
for literature in 1968.http://www.feministische-sf.de/einzelne_autorinnen/fsf_marlen-haushofer.html
In 1970, she died of bone cancer at a clinic in Vienna.