Born 1982 · Austria
Österreichischer Buchpreis 2024 · Winner
Title translated by AI:“Burning Fields”
Reinhard Kaiser-Mühlecker · 42 when first published
Novel · 366 pages · Family
AI-generated summary:As soon as she comes of age, Luisa Fischer leaves her family in the Austrian countryside and drifts from city to city in Europe without putting down roots. As an adult she returns to the farming region of her childhood.
Österreichischer Buchpreis 2022 · Shortlist
Title translated by AI:“Poacher”
Reinhard Kaiser-Mühlecker · 40 when first published
Novel · 349 pages · Family, Nature
AI-generated summary:Jakob runs his parents' run-down farm in Upper Austria and fights its decline. When the artist Katja offers to work there as an intern, things seem to take a turn for the better.
Deutscher Buchpreis 2016 · Shortlist
Title translated by AI:“Strange Soul, Dark Forest”
Reinhard Kaiser-Mühlecker · 34 when first published
Novel · 300 pages · Family
AI-generated summary:Alexander returns home from a posting abroad as a soldier but soon leaves again. His younger brother Jakob runs the family farm, haunted by guilt after a friend hangs himself, while their father secretly sells off the land field by field.