Born 1961 · Austria
Österreichischer Buchpreis 2018 · Shortlist
Title translated by AI:“The Ironing Woman”
Heinrich Steinfest · 57 when first published
Novel · 286 pages · Crime
AI-generated summary:Tonia Schreiber, once a wealthy marine biologist, irons the laundry of well-off clients in Heidelberg by hand. It is her penance for the death of her beloved niece Emilie, killed in a shooting for which she blames herself.
Deutscher Buchpreis 2014 · Shortlist
Title translated by AI:“The Researcher of Everything”
Heinrich Steinfest · 53 when first published
Novel · 397 pages · Family
AI-generated summary:Sixten Braun's ordinary life as a manager implodes when he is knocked out by part of an exploding whale in Taiwan. Soon after leaving hospital he survives a plane crash, and years later he ends up caring for an orphaned boy who speaks only his own invented language.