Peter Henisch

Peter Henisch was born in Vienna in 1943 and studied German, philosophy, history, and psychology. In 1969, he co-founded the magazine Wespennest.
Since 1971, he has been a freelance writer of novels, poetry collections, short stories, screenplays, and song lyrics. His first novel Die kleine Figur meines Vaters (Negatives Of My Father, 1975) was made into a movie, directed by Wolfgang Glück, in 1979. His novel Die schwangere Madonna (2005) was nominated for the German Book Award. He has collaborated with the musicians Woody Schabata and Hans Zinkl on projects including Black Peter's Songbook, 2001. He divides his time between Vienna, Lower Austria, and Tuscany.

His numerous awards and decorations include, most recently:
-2010 Decoration of Merit in Gold from the State of Vienna
-2014 Austrian Art Award
-2014 Austrian Decoration for Science and Art, First Class

Selected Books:

Die kleine Figur meines Vaters. Novel. Frankfurt am Main: S. Fischer, 1975. ("Negatives of my Father," Translated by Anne Close Ulmer. Riverside, California: Ariadne-Press, 1990.)
Schwarzer Peter. Novel. Salzburg, Vienna: Residenz, 2000.
Die schwangere Madonna. Novel. St. Pölten, Salzburg: Residenz, 2005.
Eine sehr kleine Frau. Novel. Vienna: Deuticke, 2007.
Der verirrte Messias. Novel. Vienna: Deuticke im Paul Zsolnay Verlag, 2009.
Großes Finale für Novak. Novel. St. Pölten, Salzburg: Residenz im Niederösterreichischen Pressehaus, 2011.
Vom Wunsch Indianer zu werden. Novel. (First edition 1994) St. Pölten, Salzburg: Residenz, 2012.
Mortimer & Miss Molly. Novel. Vienna, Munich: Hanser-Deuticke, 2013.
Außenseiter aus Passion. Texte zu Politik, Literatur und Gesellschaft (1972-2013). Essays. Vienna: Sonderzahl, 2013.
Suchbild mit Katze [Hidden Picture with Cat]. Novel. Vienna: Deuticke, 2016.

Website:
http://www.peter-henisch.at/

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