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Laura Freudenthaler (born 1984, Jahresstipendium Literatur, Salzburg: Freudenthaler
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Laura Freudenthaler (born 1984, Salzburg
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) is an Austrian writer. She studied German language and literature at the University of Vienna
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. Freudenthaler published a book of short stories titled ''Der Schädel der Madeleine'' in 2014. She has also published two novels: ''Die Königin schweigt'' (winner of the Förderpreis Bremen Literature Prize in 2018), and ''Geistergeschichte'' (winner of the EU Literature Prize in 2019). The novel ''Die Königin schweigt'' was also awarded Best German-Language Debut Novel at the 2018 ''Festival du premier Roman'' in Chambéry
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. In 2020, she was awarded the 3sat
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Prize (given at the Festival of German-Language Literature in Klagenfurt) for ''Der heißeste Sommer''.
After staying in France, Freudenthaler lives since 2009 in Vienna
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