Franzobel

Stefan Griebl
Franzobel in 2024
Born
Franz Stefan Griebl

(1967-03-01) 1 March 1967 (age 59)
Vöcklabruck, Austria
EducationUniversity of Vienna
OccupationsPlaywright, novelist
Writing career
Pen nameFranzobel
Years active1989–present
Notable awardsFestival of German-Language Literature
1995

Franzobel is the pseudonym of the Austrian writer (Franz) Stefan Griebl. He was born on 1 March 1967 in Vöcklabruck, Upper Austria. In 1997, he won the Wolfgang Weyrauch Prize and in 1998, the Kassel Literary Prize, amongst numerous other literary awards. In 2017, he won the prestigious Nicolas Born Prize and was long-listed for the German Book Prize for his novel Das Floß der Medusa. He now lives in Vienna.

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References

  1. ↑ Franzobel (2017). Das Floss der Medusa : Roman nach einer wahren Begebenheit. Wien. ISBN 978-3-552-05816-3. OCLC 972329677.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ↑ Platthaus, Andreas (15 August 2017). "Longlist des Buchpreises: Interessanter als der Preisträger selbst". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 17 August 2017.