Alfred Kolleritsch

Alfred Kolleritsch (1931–2020) was an Austrian writer. In 1960, he founded the literary magazine »manuskripte« and edited it for many years. In addition to short stories, he published three novels, including »Die Pfirsichtöter« (1972), »Die grüne Seite« (1974), and »Allemann« (1989), as well as several volumes of poetry. His later poetry collections include »Befreiung des Empfindens« (2004), »Tröstliche Parallelen« (2006), and »Es gibt den ungeheuren Anderen« (2013). His work received several awards, including the Petrarch Prize in 1978 and the Georg Trakl Prize for Poetry in 1987.