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Norbert Gstrein

Born 1961 · Austria

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Books on prize lists

  • No English yet

    Deutscher Buchpreis 2021 · Shortlist

    Der zweite Jakob

    Title translated by AI:“The Second Jakob”

    Norbert Gstrein · 60 when first published

    Novel · 444 pages · Crime

    AI-generated summary:Jakob, a well-known actor dreading what lies ahead, is asked by his daughter what the worst thing he has ever done is. He remembers a film shoot on the Mexican–American border and the murders of women there.

  • No English yet

    Österreichischer Buchpreis 2019 · Winner

    Als ich jung war

    Title translated by AI:“When I Was Young”

    Norbert Gstrein · 58 when first published

    Novel · 348 pages · Crime

    AI-generated summary:Franz grows up at his parents' inn deep in Tyrol and photographs couples on their wedding days, until a bride dies during a reception. Weeks earlier, at the same place, he kissed a girl.