Oswald Egger

Born 1963 in Lana/Südtirol, lives in Vienna. Studies of German language and literature and of philosophy at the Universität Wien. In 1996, scholarship of the Akademie Schloß Solitude. Oswald Egger is writer and editor, he organized until 1997 the “Kulturtage Lana” which were highly appreciated among authors.

Publications (selection):

“Die Erde der Rede”, Gedichte Theater (Kleinheinrich Verlag, Münster 1990), “Gleich und Gleich” (Edition Howeg, Zürich 1995), “Blaubarts Treue”, Stück (Edition Howeg, Zürich 1996). Juli, September, August – Poem (1997, Edition Solitude); Herde der Rede Moiré (1997); Und: der venus trabant (Oper als Topos ohne Ort), (1997); Observatory Deck. Proverb to Observe the Observe (1997); Herde der Rede. Gedicht in drei Büchern (1998); Glossen aus Juan de la Cruz. Morgengabe an Katharina Hinsberg (1998); Poemanderm Schlaf (Der Rede Dreh) (1999); Herde der Rede (1999)

Presence in magazin n. 5/Oktober 1996 “Akzente” , edited by Thomas Kling.

Winner of the Clemens-Brentano-Preis in 2000.