Schutting, Julian vormals Jutta Schutting#
b. Amstetten (Lower Austria), Oct. 25, 1937. Writer. Studied history and German language and literature in Vienna, taught at an Advanced-level Vocational Secondary School for Technical Trade and Industrial Occupations (HTL) from 1965, lives as a freelance writer in Vienna; 1989 sex change. The style of S.'s poetry and prose is very precise and full of reductions and unconventional grammar. His dominant theme is the search for identity in a threatened world. 1984 Wildgans Prize, 1989 Trakl Prize.
Works#
Prose: Baum in O., 1973; Tauchuebungen, 1974; Parkmord, 1975; Salzburg retour, 1978; Der Vater, 1980; Der Wasserbueffel, 1981; Liebesroman, 1983; Hundegeschichte, 1986; Reisefieber, 1988; Wasserfarben, 1991; Der Winter im Anzug, 1993; Katzentage, 1995; Der Tod meiner Mutter, 1997; Rohuebersetzung, 1999, Jahrhundertnarben, 1999. - Lyrik: In der Sprache der Inseln, 1973; Lichtungen, 1976; Liebesgedichte, 1982; Traumreden, 1987; Aufhellungen, 1990; Flugblaetter, 1990.Literature#
G. Zeillinger, Die Kindheit und der Kindheitstopos. Untersuchungen zur Biographie und Poetik des oe. Schriftstellers J. S., doctoral thesis, Vienna 1992.