Peter Marginter (26 October 1934 in

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– 10 February 2008 there) was an Austrian writer, including essayist and translator.

Education

Marginter studied law and political science in

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and Vienna.

Works

* ''Der Baron und die Fische'', 1966 * ''Der tote Onkel'', 1967, 1981 filmed by

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* ''Leichenschmaus'', 1969 * ''Der Sammlersammler'', 1971 * ''Königrufen'', 1973 * ''Pim'', 1973 * ''Wolkenreiter und Sohn'', 1977 * ''Zu den schönen Aussichten'', 1978 * ''Die drei Botschafter'', 1980 * ''Wolkenreiter & Sohn'', 1982, Drehbuch, filmed by Sepp Strubel * ''Das Rettungslos'', 1983, filmed by

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and Peter Bongartz,

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, Wilfried Baasner * ''Die göttliche Rosl'' * ''Der Kopfstand des Antipoden'', 1985 * ''Besuch'', 1987 * ''Die Maschine'', 2000 * ''Das Röhren der Hirsche'', 2001 * ''Des Kaisers neue Maus'', 2001

Honours and awards

* 1967: Literature Promotion Prize of Theodor Körner Foundation Fund for the Promotion of Science and Art * 1968: Prize of the city of Vienna for literature * 1968: Funding contribution of the Vienna Art Fund of the Central Savings Bank in Vienna for literature * 1970:

Anton Wildgans Prize The Anton Wildgans Prize of Austrian Industry is a literary award that was endowed in 1962 by the Federation of Austrian Industry. The prize is worth 15,000 Euro and is granted by an independent jury to a young or middle-aged writer of Austrian ci ...

* 1973: Merit Award of Lower Austria for literature * 1985: Price of the Inklings Society of Literature and Aesthetics * 1986: Translators premium of the Federal Ministry of Education and Arts * 1996:

Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class The Austrian Decoration for Science and Art () is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria and forms part of the Austrian national honours system. History The "Austrian Decoration for Science and Art" was established by the National C ...

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, 11 February 2008 {{DEFAULTSORT:Marginter, Peter 1934 births 2008 deaths 20th-century Austrian male writers 20th-century Austrian novelists 20th-century Austrian translators 20th-century Austrian essayists 21st-century Austrian male writers 21st-century Austrian novelists 21st-century essayists 21st-century translators Anton Wildgans Prize winners Austrian male essayists Austrian male novelists Austrian science fiction writers Recipients of the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class Writers from Innsbruck Writers from Vienna