born in Vienna in 1964, studied German language and literature, philosophy, history and theatre studies. Essayist, literary critic, teaches at the Institute for German Studies at the University of Vienna, was a member of the jury for the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize (Klagenfurt) and a member of the jury for the German Book Prize. Numerous prizes: Austrian State Prize for Literary Criticism 2001, Alfred Kerr Prize 2013, Berlin Prize for Literary Criticism 2015. Co-editor of the Ebner-Eschenbach-Edition. Most recently published by Residenz: "Berühmt sein ist nichts. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach. Eine Biographie." (2016) and "Zum Trotz" in the series Unruhe bewahren (2025).
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