-      Ilsa Aichinger (1.November 1921)

The Austrian writer became famousfor her work “Das vierte Tor”, where she describes her persecution by theNazis.

-      Peter Altenberg (9.March 1859 – 8.January 1919)

The Bohemian writer and member ofthe modern “Young Vienna” movement, became famous for his poets andobservations about people. He was called a coffee house poet, because he spendmost of his time in the coffee house “Central” and wrote there most of hisworks.

-      Jean Amery (31.October 1912 – 17.October 1978)

Amery became known through his work“At the Mind’s Limits: Contemplations by a survivor on Auschwitz and itsrealities”, where he describes the tortures he had to endure during the secondWorld War.

-      Ludwig Anzengruber (29.November 1839 -10.December 1889)

His breakthrough was “The Priestfrom Kirchfeld”, which was first produced in Theater an der Wien.

-      H.C. Artmann (12.Juni 1921 – 4.December 2000)

Artmann became famous throughwriting in the specific Viennese slang.

-      Ingeborg Bachmann (25.June 1926- 17.October1973)

The Ingeborg Bachmann prize isnamed after he famous Austrian poet and author from Klagenfurt.

-      Hermann Bahr (19.July 1863 – 15.January 1934)

The writer, director and critic wasthe first to appoint modernism to literary works.

-      Eduard von Bauernfeld (13.January 1802 –9.August 1890)

The Austrian dramatist was ennobledfor his works.

-      Thomas Brezina (30.January 1968)

The Austrian writer is famous forhis children’s book, which have been translated into 26 different languages.

-      Hermann Broch (1.November 1886 – 30.May 1951)

One of the major Austrianmodernists had to emigrate to the USA and became there known for his work “Thedeath of  Virgil”.

-      Otto Maria Carpeaux (9.March 1900 – 3.February1978)

The Austrian literary critic andmultilingual scholar had to emigrate to Brazil during the Second World War.

-      Paul Celan (23.Novermber 1920 – 20.April 1970)

Also known under the pseudonym PaulAntschel he was one of the most famous poets and translators after the SecondWorld War.

-      Michael Denis (27.September 1729 – 29.September1800)

Michael Denis was an Austrian poetand bibliographer.

-      Heimito von Doderer (5.September 1896 –23.December 1966)

Heimito was a famous Austrianwriter, who survived imprisonment during the war in Siberia.

-      Marie von Ebner-Schenbach (13.September 1830 –12.March 1916)

She is seen as one of the mostimportant German-language writers of the 19^th century.

-      Franzobel (1.March 1967)

Stefan Griebl is a famouscontemporary Austrian writer.

-      Alfred Fried (11.November 1864 – 5.May 1921)

The Austrian pacifist, who was theco-founder of the German peace movement, received the Nobel Prize for Peace in1911.

-      Erich Fried (6.May 1921 – 22. November 1988)

The Austrian poet, who emigrated toEngland during the Second World war, became famous for his political-mindedpoetry.

-      Egon Friedell (21.January 1878 – 16. March 1938)

He was a famous Austrian historian,journalist, actor, philosopher and critic.

-      Franz Grillpazer (15.January 1791 – 21.January1872)

Grillpazer was one of the mostprominent Austrian dramatic poets. His most famous works are “deas goldeneVlies” and “The Fortune and Fall of King Ottokar”.

-      Robert Hamerling (24.march 1830 – 13.July 1889)

The Austrian poet was already recognizedat a young age.

-      Peter Handke (6.December 1942 )

Handke is one of the most famousavant-garde Austrian novelist and playwright.

-      Fritz Hochwaelder (28.May 1911 – 21.October1986)

The Austrian playwright, who had toflee to Switzerland during the Second World War, was famous for his prose andmoral themes.

-      Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1.February 1874 – 15.July1929)

Hugo von Hofmannsthal became reallyfamous in Austria. He was a poet, novelist, dramatist, narrator and essayist.His most famous works are “Elektra” and “der Rosenkavalier”.

-      Oedoen von Horvath (9.December 1901 – 1.June1938)

He was one of the most importantGerman-language authors of the 20^th century. His most famous work is“Jugend ohne Gott” (=Youth without God). He was killed by falling tree branch.

-      Wolf Haas (14.Dezember 1960)

Haas is a prominent Austrian murdermystery writer.

-      Ernst Jandl (1.August 1925 – 9.June 2000)

He was an Austrian writer and poet.

-      Elfriede Jelinek (20.October 1946)

Elfriede Jelinek is a very famousAustrian feminist playwright and novelist. She received the Nobel prize inLiterature in 2004.

-      Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3.June 1924)

Kafka is one of the most prominentGerman-language fiction writers of the 20^th century. His most famousworks are “the Metamorphosis” and “the Trial”.  You either love his works or hate them.

-      Ludwig von Koechel (14.January 1800 – 3.June1877)

The Austrian musicologist andwriter is best known for cataloguing Mozart’s works .

-      Karl Kraus (28.April 1874 – 12.June 1936)

The Austrian writer and journalistis seen as the most important German-language satirist of the 20^thcentury. He became well-known for his own newspaper “Die Fackel” (= the torch).

-      Alexander Lernet-Holenia (21. October 1897 –3.July 1976)

He was an Austrian novelist andpoet.

-      Robert Menasse (21. June 1945)

Menasse is an Austrian writer, whobecame known for his sarcastic writing style.

-      Gustav Meyrink (19.January 1868 – 4.December1932)

The Austrian author became famouswith his novel “the Golem”.

-      Rosa Mayreder (30.November 1858 – 19.January1938)

She was an Austrian author andfeminist and became famous for her works about feminity. Austria celebrated herby depicting her picture on the 500 Schilling banknote.

-      Friederike Mayroecker (20.December 1924)

She is an Austrian contemporarypoet.

-      Frederic Morton (5.October 1924)

Morton is an Austrian writer, whohad to emigrate to the United States during the Second World War. He worked forseveral famous American periodicals.

-      Robert Musil (6.November 1880 – 15.April 1942)

The Austrian writer became famousthough his unfinished long novel “The Man without qualities”.

-      Guenther Nenning (23.December 1921 – 14.May2006)

Nenning was a prominent Austrianauthor and journalist.

-      Johann Nestroy (7.December 1801 – 25.May 1862)

This very famous Austrianpkaywright is sometimes called the “Austrian Shakespeare”.  His most famous works are the comedies“Lumpacivagabundus”, “Der Talisman” , “Der Zerrissene” and “Einen Jux will ersich machen”.

-      Christine Noestlinger (13. October 1936)

She became famous for herliterature works for children, which addressed various needs of children. Hermost famous work is the “Fiery Frederica”, which she illustrated herself.

-      Andreas P. Pittler (21.Novermber 1964)

Pitller became famous for hisbiographies about politicians and other celebrities.

-      Ferdinand Raimund (1.June 1790 – 5.September1836)

Raimund is a very famous Austriandramatist. His masterpieces include “Der Alpenkoenig und Menschenfeind” and“der Verschwender”.

-      Christoph Ransmayr (20.March 1954)

He is a contemporary Austrianwriter.

-      Rainer Maria Rilke (4.December 1875 – 29.December1926)

Rilke is seen as one of thegreatest German-language poets of the 20^th century. His most famousverse sequences are “Sonnets to Orpheus” and “Duino Elegies”.

-      Peter Rosegger (31.July 1843 – 26.June 1918)

The Austrian poet nearly receivedthe Nobel prize in 1913 and is therefore seen as a hero-like figure in Styria.

-      Joseph Roth (2.September 1894 – 27.May 1939)

The Ausrtian novelist became famousfor his works “Radetzky March” and “Job”.

-      Ferdinand von Saar (30.September 1833 – 24.July1906 )

The Austrian novelist andplaywright was one of the most important German-language writers of the 19^thcentury.

-      Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (27.January 1836 –9.March 1895)

The Austrian writer was renownedfor his stories about life. However, his popularity is based on the fact thatthe term masochism is derived from his name.

-      Felix Salten (6.September 1869 – 8.October 1945)

Salten became famous through hiswork “Bambi”, on which Disney based its movie.

-      Arthur Schnitzler (15.May 1862 – 21.October1931)

His works (exp. “Der Weg insFreie”) were standing out through the strong resistance against anti-Semitism.

-      Werner Schwab (4.February 1958 – 1.January 1994)

Schwab is known for his specificstyle, which is very hard to translate into other languages.

-      Jura Soyfer (8.December 1912 – 16. February  1939)

Soyfer was an important politicaljournalist. In the Buchenwald concentration camp he died one day after hisrelease was granted.

-      Manes Sperber (12.December 1905 – 5.February1984)

He became famous for his trilogy“Like a tear in the ocean”.

-      Fritz Spiegl (27.January 1926 – 23.March 2003)

As a child he was sent to England,where he invited a small model aero plane, which was then published in printedmedia. This way he became a famous journalist.

-      Adalbert Stifter  (23.October 1805 – 28.January 1868)

The Austrian writer was very famousfor his depiction of landscapes in his works.

-      Bertha von Suttner (9.June 1843 – 21.June 1914 )

The Austrian pacifist was the firstwoman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

-      Franziska Tausig (1895 – 1989)

The Austrian author survived theSecond World War by emigrating to England and then Shanghai.

-      Friedrich Torberg (16.September 1908 – 10.November1979)

He became famous for his work“Schueler Gerber”.

-      Georg Trakl (3.Febuary 1887 – 3.November 1914)

He was an Austrian poet.

-      Oswald von Wolkenstein (1376-1445)

The poet and diplomat traveled throughoutthe world.

-      Stefan Zweig (28.November 1881 – 22.February1942)

He became famous for his novels andbiographies.