Erich Hackl

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Erich Hackl is a politically committed author. His works, which are based on authentic cases, show that he does not want to resign himself to the injustice that is encountered in many places and in many forms - especially in our recent history. Thus, he repeatedly deals with the victims of political violence and with such figures of recent history who, for their part, have refused to accept the prevailing conditions. His works are published by Diogenes-Verlag.

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Erich Hackl (Vienna Book Fair 2018)

Erich Hackl was born in Steyr (Upper Austria) in 1954 and studied German and Hispanic studies in Salzburg and Malaga. From 1977 he was an editor in Madrid and then a teacher and lecturer in Vienna. Since 1983 he has been a freelance writer, journalist, translator and editor of numerous anthologies. He has received several prizes and awards for his works.

Prizes and awards (selection):

  • 1995 Gerrit Engelke Prize
  • 1996 Bruno Kreisky Prize for the political book
  • 2002 Literature Prize of the City of Vienna
  • 2004 Honorary Prize of the Austrian Book Trade for Tolerance in Thought and Action
  • 2010 Honorary doctorate of the Paris-London-University Salzburg
  • 2013 Adalbert Stifter Prize of the State of Upper Austria