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The Architect of Ruins

The Architect of Ruins is considered one of the masterpieces of 20th century German fiction.

Herbert Rosendorfer
The Reluctant Empress: A Biography of Empress Elisabeth of Austria

At the time of its first publication in 1988, Brigitte Hamann's biography, which tells Elisabeth's story from her birth as a member of the Bavarian nobility.

Brigitte Hamann
Fanni's Viennese Kitchen

Authentic Viennese recipes for Apricot Kuchen, Apfelstrudel, Plum Dumplings, Sauerbraten, Wiener Schnitzel.

Genevieve Davis
My View of the World

Schrödinger's world view leads naturally to a philosophy of reverence for life.

Erwin Schrödinger
Gargoyles

Gargoyles is considered a landmark of postwar Austrian literature because it captures the deep psychological and cultural malaise of a society still grappling with the aftermath of World War II.

Thomas Bernhard
The Royal Game: A Chess Story

Written during the Second World War, The Royal Game was the great Stefan Zweig's final work―a searing, suspenseful tale of psychological torment and the price of obsession.

Stefan Zweig
Geometric Regional Novel

An innovative satire on the process by which bureaucracy and official regimentation insidiously pervade society.

Gert Jonke
Master of the Day of Judgment

Leo Perutz combines his hallmark blend of suspense and the fantastic in this spine-tingling mystery.

Leo Perutz
The Piano Teacher

The most popular work from provocative Austrian Nobel laureate Elfriede Jelinek, The Piano Teacher is a searing portrait of a woman bound between a repressive society and her darkest desires.

Elfriede Jelinek
Man's Search for Meaning

A book for finding purpose and strength in times of great despair, the international best-seller is still just as relevant today as when it was first published.

Viktor Frankl
The Wall

The Wall is at once a simple and moving talk — of potatoes and beans, of hoping for a calf, of counting matches, of forgetting the taste of sugar and the use of one’s name — and a disturbing meditation on 20th century history

Marlen Haushofer
Bambi, a Life in the Woods

This charming and timeless children's story would make for perfect bedtime reading and is not to be missed by collectors of classic children's literature.

Felix Salten
The Last Days of Mankind

One hundred years after Austrian satirist Karl Kraus began writing his dramatic masterpiece, The Last Days of Mankind remains as powerfully relevant as the day it was first published

Karl Kraus
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