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Christoph Ransmayr
Austrian writer (born 1954).
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Christoph Ransmayr is an Austrian writer. Born on 20 March 1954 in Wels, Ransmayr is 72.
Notable works include The Last World, The Terrors of Ice and Darkness and The Dog King. Ransmayr studied at University of Vienna. Honours include Anton Wildgans Prize, Literature Award of the Bavarian Academy of the Fine Arts and Franz Nabl Prize, among 16 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 22 languages, Christoph Ransmayr is No. 71,338 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 20 March 1954, Wels (age 72)
- Country
- Austria
- Known as
- Writer, journalist, science fiction writer
- Field
- Literature
- Education
- University of Vienna
- Genres
- Prose
- Languages
- German
- Wikipedia editions
- 22
Did you know
20 Mar
Shares a birthday with Henrik Ibsen and Chester Bennington.
11
One of 11 people in the Index born in Wels, with Julius Wagner-Jauregg.
22
Has a Wikipedia article in 22 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Honours and works
Awards
- Anton Wildgans Prize1988
- Literature Award of the Bavarian Academy of the Fine Arts1992
- Franz Nabl Prize1995
- Franz-Kafka-Preis1995
- Aristeion Prize1996
- Solothurner Literaturpreis1997
- Mondello Prize1997
- Culture award of Upper Austria1997
- Friedrich-Hölderlin-Preis1998
- Nestroy Theatre Prize2001
- Bertolt-Brecht-Literaturpreis2004
- Österreichischer Kunstpreis für Literatur2004
- Heinrich-Böll-Preis2007
- Decoration of Merit in Gold of the State of Vienna2009
- Ernst-Toller-Preis2013
- Brüder-Grimm-Preis der Stadt Hanau2013
Notable works
- The Last World
- The Terrors of Ice and Darkness
- The Dog King
- Odysseus, Verbrecher
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