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Paulus Hochgatterer

Born 1961 · Austria

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  • In English

    Österreichischer Buchpreis 2017 · Shortlist

    The Day My Grandfather Was a Hero

    Der Tag, an dem mein Großvater ein Held war

    Paulus Hochgatterer · 56 when first published

    Novella · 112 pages · War, Historical, Coming of age

    AI-generated summary:In the last days of the war, a girl of about thirteen who remembers nothing finds shelter on a farm in Lower Austria. Then a Russian forced labourer turns up there, carrying a painting from Göring's art collection.