Schrott, Raoul#

Schrott, Raoul, b. São Paulo (Brazil), Jan. 17, 1964, author, essayist, translator. Studied literature and linguistics in Norwich, Paris, Berlin and Innsbruck. 1986-1987 secretary of the French surrealist Philippe Soupault; 1990-1993 university lecturer in German studies in Naples; habilitation at the Department of Comparative Literature, University of Innsbruck. His main areas of research are Dadaism and the history of poetics. His novel "Finis terrae" (1995) and his edition "Die Erfindung der Poesie" (1997) found public acclaim. His translations into German include works by Jean-Pierre Maurel, Derek Walcott and poems by Jorge Luis Borges. Numerous prizes.

Other publications: Dada 15/25, 1992 (ed.); Die Musen. Fragmente einer Sprache der Dichtung, 1995; Schwimmer in der Wueste, 1997 (ed.); Bakchen, Nachdichtung, 1999; Die Wueste Lop Nor, 2000.