Tonio Schachinger

Tonio Schachinger
Schachinger in 2019
Schachinger in 2019
Born (1992-01-29) January 29, 1992 (age 32)
New Delhi, India
Notable awardsGerman Book Prize (2023)
SpouseMargit Mössmer [de]

Antonio Schachinger (born 29 January 1992) is an Austrian writer. In 2023, his novel Echtzeitalter won the German Book Prize.

Life

Schachinger was born in New Delhi, India. Schachinger's father is an Austrian diplomat and his mother is an artist of Mexican and Ecuadorian descent.[1] His parents had met in Vienna, where Schachinger's mother was studying painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.[2] The family frequently moved between Nicaragua and Vienna,[1] but Schachinger stayed solely in Vienna after his parents' divorce.[2]

Schachinger lives in Vienna,[3] and is married to the writer Margit Mössmer [de].[4][5]

Works

He published his debut novel Nicht wie ihr in 2019, and it was shortlisted for that year's German Book Prize.[6] The jury praised the novel for its "Viennese milieu language and wonderful football metaphors" as well as the "snotty, funny and original" narrator's voice.[7] According to Schachinger, the novel originated in a course given by the Austrian author Anna Kim, who also assisted him during the writing process and in the later search for a publisher.[2] The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung said that the novel is "as humourous as it is keenly observed and unpretentious."[8]

In 2023, he received the German Book Prize for his novel Echtzeitalter.[9] The novel is set at an elite Viennese boarding school and follows Till, a 15 year old that takes refuge in computer games (especially Age of Empires II) after his father's death. The jury of the German Book Prize labelled it a "social novel" and highlighted, among other things, its subtle irony with which Schachinger reflects "the political and social conditions of the present".[10]

Bibliography

  • Schachinger, Tonio (26 August 2019). Nicht wie ihr. Kremayr & Scheriau. ISBN 9783218011532.
  • Schachinger, Tonio (14 March 2023). Echtzeitalter. Rowohlt Verlag. ISBN 9783498003173.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: year (link)

References

  1. ^ a b "Deutscher Buchpreis: Sechs Nominierte aus Österreich". Die Presse (in German). 20 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Die Buchpreis-Nominierung hat mich schon gewundert". Salzburger Nachrichten (in German). 26 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Tonio Schachinger schreibt in "Echtzeitalter" über das Internatsleben". Salzburger Nachrichten (in German). 13 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  4. ^ Kraft, Katja (16 October 2023). "Tonio Schachinger gewinnt den Deutschen Buchpreis für „Echtzeitalter": Das ist der Roman des Jahres!". Münchner Merkur (in German). Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Tonio Schachingers "Echtzeitalter" hat den Deutschen Buchpreis gewonnen". Börsenblatt (in German). 16 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Deutscher Buchpreis: Drei Romandebüts auf der Shortlist". Die Zeit (in German). 17 September 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  7. ^ "2019". German Book Prize (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  8. ^ Porombka, Wiebke (14 October 2019). "Tonio Schachingers Debüt: Wer rauskommt, muss ihn haben". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  9. ^ Soboczynski, Adam (16 October 2023). "Coming-of-age novel about a gamer". Goethe-Institut. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  10. ^ "2023". German Book Prize (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2024.