Contemporary Austrian Writings, Vol. 74 »

This anthology, which completes in order of publication The German Library in 100 Volumes, surveys a diversity of styles and approaches in Austrian literature. The works chosen are intended as a snapshot of the contemporary Austrian literary scene, inviting readers to explore distinctive trends in poetry, prose, and drama today-including a generous selection by recent Nobel Laureate Elfriede Jelinek. This collection is selected and introduced by Ingo R. Stoehr, editor of the acclaimed bilingual literary magazine Dimension.

Introduction   Ingo R. Stoehr     xi
Poetry
H. C. Artmann
Now it depends   Michael P. Elzay     2
Ernst Jandl
Something on the floor   Laura A. Lindgren     6
Good clothing   Laura A. Lindgren     6
The yellow dog   Laura A. Lindgren     8
Rediscovered   Laura A. Lindgren     8
According to the old custom   Laura A. Lindgren     8
Remaining   Laura A. Lindgren     10
Correspondence   Michael Hamburger     10
Records   Michael Hamburger     10
Friederike Mayrocker
Buried Face   Christopher Middleton     14
My Mother with Her Open Arms   Christopher Middleton     14
Am Now in a Dirtier Mood   Christopher Middleton     16
Sideboard, Still Life in the Morning   Christopher Middleton     16
Seraphim, or Before a Journey   Christopher Middleton     16
Night Not Gone, Not Going Into   Christopher Middleton     18
Domestic Schrine: Hieronymus Bosch   Christopher Middleton     18
Michael Donhauser
Twelve Haiku   Ingo R. Stoehr     20
Alfred Kolleritsch
Toward the End   Christian Rogowksi     24
Tautology   Christian Rogowski     24
In the World   Christian Rogowski     24
Leavetaking   Christian Rogowski     26
No Path   Christian Rogowski     28
16   Christian Rogowski     30
17   Christian Rogowski     30
35   Christian Rogowski     30
The Circle   Ingo R. Stoehr     32
Lost   Ingo R. Stoehr     34
Language   Ingo R. Stoehr     34
Of Lips   Ingo R. Stoehr     34
Remembrance   Ingo R. Stoehr     34
Insight   Ingo R. Stoehr     36
Raoul Schrott
Physical Optics I   Iain Galbraith     38
The Invention of the Alphabet II   Iain Galbraith     40
A History of Writing VI   Iain Galbraith     40
Twilight Phenomena II   Iain Galbraith     42
Figures II-The Aglaurids   Iain Galbraith     44
Isaac Newton-Principia   Iain Galbraith     44
On the Sublime VIII    Iain Galbraith     44
Wildspitze   Iain Galbraith     46
La Zisa   Iain Galbraith     46
Tropic of Capricorn   Iain Galbraith     48
Drama
Elfriede Jelinek
Clara S.: A Musical Tragedy   Ken Moulden     53
Prose
Thomas Bernhard
Is It a Comedy? Is It a Tragedy?   A. Leslie Willson     101
Barbara Frischmuth
The Waters of Love   Gerald Chapple   James B. Lawson     108
Norbert Gstrein
From The Honorary Consul   Harald Becker     113
Elfriede Jelinek
Children of the Dead-Prologue and Epilogue   Louise E. Stoehr     119
Gert Jonke
Thunderbolts of Cloth   Louise E. Stoehr     128
Michael Kohlmeier
From Telemachus   A. Leslie Willson     131
From Kalypso   Kathryn Ott   Bjorn Freitag     137
Peter Rosei
From Case Pending   Ruth Gross     146
From Out of the Future   Scott G. Williams     151
Michael Scharang
From The Last Judgment of Michelangelo Spatz   Ingrid Lansford     156
Joseph Zoderer
From The Turtle Festival   Harald Becker     164
Josef Haslinger
Migratory birds    Eugene Sampson     169
Robert Menasse
Long Time No See   Genese Grill     187
Gerhard Roth
Winterreise   Joachim Neugroschel     194
The Authors     279