Raimund, Hans#
b. Petzelsdorf (Lower Austria), April 5, 1945, writer and translator. Studied music, German and English, 1972-1984 teacher, since then free-lance writer; lives part of the time in Duino near Trieste. Author of poems and prose under strict observance of form on the condition of modern man (Kaputte Mythen, 1992). Awarded W. H. Auden Translation Prize 1991, G. Trakl Prize 1994.
Further works#
Poetry: Schonzonen, 1983; Auf Distanz gegangen, 1985; Der lange geduldige Blick, 1989; Strophen einer Ehe, 1995; Portraet mit Hut, 1998. - Prose: Rituale, 1981; Trugschluesse, 1990. - Essay: Ueber Auden und die Musik, in: Auden-Symposium, 1988.Literature#
F. Richter, Wesentliches aus Duino, in: morgen 69, 1990.