Roth, Gerhard#
b. Graz (Styria), June 24, 1942, narrative writer, playwright, essayist. Studied medicine and mathematics and worked as a programmer and head of organisation at the official computer centre in Graz, since 1976 free-lance writer. in his very first novel "die autobiographie des albert einstein" (1971) a keynote of his works becomes apparent: the futile efforts of the hero. In his opus magnum, the "Archive des Schweigens" consisting of 7 books, R. is concerned with the historical, political and social aspects of the Austrian past and their effects on the present.
Further works#
Archive des Schweigens (novels and essays): Der Stille Ozean, 1980; Landlaeufiger Tod, 1984; Am Abgrund, 1986; Der Untersuchungsrichter, 1988; Im tiefen Oe., 1990; Die Geschichte der Dunkelheit, 1991; Eine Reise in das Innere von Wien, 1991. - Novels: Der Wille zur Krankheit, 1973; Der grosse Horizont, 1974; Ein neuer Morgen, 1976; Winterreise, 1978; Der See, 1995; Der Plan, 1998; Der Berg, 2000. - Narratives: Der Ausbruch des Weltkriegs, 1972; Circus Saluti, 1981; Das Toeten des Bussards, 1982. - Dramas: Lichtenberg, 1973; Sehnsucht, 1977; Daemmerung, 1978; Erinnerungen an die Menschheit, 1985; Franz Lindner und er selber, 1987. - Essays: Ueber Bilder, 1990; Das doppelkoepfige Oe., 1995. - Radio plays and film scripts.Literature#
Materialien zu "Die Archive des Schweigens", ed. by U. Wittstock, 1992; P. Ensberg and H. Schreckenberger, G. R., 1994; M. Baltl (ed.), G. R., 1995; G. Fischer (ed.), G. R., 1995; U. Schuette, Auf der Spur der Vergessenen. G. R. und seine Archive des Schweigens, 1997.