!!!Hofbauer, Friedl b. Vienna, Jan. 19, 1924, author of books for children and young people, translator. In 1962 published her first children's book "Der Schluesselbund-Bund". Her works are characterised by the link between the realistic and the fantastic and by her use of language adapted to a child's vocabulary. Awarded the Austrian State Prize for Children's Poetry in 1999. !Further works Die Wippschaukel, 1966; Von allerlei Leuten, 1973; Der kleine gruene Tannenbaum, 1985; Die Insel der weissen Magier, 1987; Heinzelmaennchen und Wichtelweibchen, 1993; Die Spinnerin am Kreuz, 1994; Sagen aus Wien, 2000. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Hofbauer,_Friedl|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]