Menasse, Robert#
b. Vienna, June 21, 1954, narrative writer, essayist and translator. 1981-1986 lecturer in Austrian literature at the University of São Paulo (Brazil). In his novels discusses the position of the individual in a world of social and political change. His essays concentrate on defining the position of Austrian literature. Awarded the Austrian State Prize for Cultural Journalism in 1999.
Works#
Essays: Die sozialpartnerschaftliche Aesthetik, 1990; Das Land ohne Eigenschaften, 1992; Phaenomenologie der Entgeisterung, 1995; Dummheit ist machbar, 1999; Erklaer mir Oe., 2000. - Novels: Sinnliche Gewissheit, 1988; Selige Zeiten, bruechige Welt, 1991; Schubumkehr, 1995; Die Vertreibung aus der Hoelle, 2001.Literature#
S. Zobl, Spiegelungen. Reflexionen zum Romanwerk R. M., master's thesis, Vienna 1992.