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Writer

A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....

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Biography

Winkler was born in Kamering near Paternion

Paternion

Paternion is a market town in the district of Villach-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is located within the Drava valley about in the north-west of the city of Villach.-Geography:...

 in Kärnten. He lived during his childhood in Kärnten, where he went to school, and then to school in Villach

Villach

Villach is the second largest city in the Carinthia state in the southern Austria, at the Drava River and represents an important traffic junction for Austria and the whole Alpe-Adria region. , the population is 58,480.-History:...

. His works often have a Roman Catholic setting. Homosexuality is a central topic in his books. Winkler is married and has a son and a daughter. He lives with his family in Klagenfurt

Klagenfurt

-Name:Carinthia's eminent linguists Primus Lessiak and Eberhard Kranzmayer assumed that the city's name, which literally translates as "ford of lament" or "ford of complaints", had something to do with the superstitious thought that fateful fairies or demons tend to live around treacherous waters...

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Works

• Menschenkind, Suhrkamp, 1979
• Der Ackermann aus Kärnten, Suhrkamp, 1980
• Muttersprache, Suhrkamp, 1982
• Die Verschleppung, Suhrkamp, 1983
• Der Leibeigene, Suhrkamp, 1987 (Engl. The Serf, 1997)
• Friedhof der bitteren Orangen, Suhrkamp, 1990
• Das Zöglingsheft des Jean Genet, Suhrkamp, 1992 (Engl. Flowers for Jean Genet, 1997)
• Das wilde Kärnten (= Menschenkind, Der Ackermann aus Kärnten, Muttersprache), Suhrkamp, 1995
• Domra, Suhrkamp, 1996
• Wenn es soweit ist, Suhrkamp, 1998
• Natura Morta. Römische Novelle, Suhrkamp, 2001
• Leichnam, seine Familie belauernd, Suhrkamp, 2003
• Roppongi. Requiem für einen Vater, Suhrkamp, 2007
• Ich reiß mir eine Wimper aus und stech dich damit tot, Suhrkamp, 2008

Prizes

• Verleger prize of Ingeborg Bachmann Prize
  Ingeborg Bachmann Prize
  The Festival of German-Language Literature, formerly Ingeborg Bachmann Prize, is a literary competition which takes place yearly in Klagenfurt, Austria...
  
  1979
• Anton Wildgans Prize
  Anton Wildgans Prize
  The Anton Wildgans Prize of Austrian Industry is a literary award that was endowed in 1962 by the Federation of Austrian Industry. The prize is worth 10,000 Euro and is granted by an independent jury to a young or middle-aged writer of Austrian citizenship....
  
  1980
• Kranichsteiner Literaturpreis 1990
• Stadtschreiber von Bergen 1994/1995
• Bettina-von-Arnim-Preis 1995
• Berliner Literaturpreis 1996
• manuskripte-Preis des Landes Steiermark 1996
• André-Gide-Preis 2000
• Alfred-Döblin-Preis 2001
• Otto-Stoessl-Preis 2001
• Franz-Nabl-Preis der Stadt Graz 2005
• 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....
  
  2007
• Georg Büchner Prize
  Georg Büchner Prize
  The Georg Büchner Prize is the most important literary prize of Germany. It was created in 1923 in memory of Georg Büchner and was only given to artists who came from or were closely tied to Büchner's home of Hesse...
  
  by Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung
  Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung
  The Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung was founded on August 28, 1949—the 200th birthday of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe—in Paulskirche in Frankfurt...
  
   2008

External links

• Search Josef Winkler in German National Library
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• Suhrkamp: Josef Winkler (German)
• Article about Josef Winkler (German)