Martin Auer
Illustration — Martin Auer Martin Auer is an Austrian writer. He was born in Vienna in 1951. After finishing school, he started but never finished the study of German and History.
Martin Auer
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- Born
- 1951 · Vienna.
- Nationality
- Austria
- Occupation
- writer · cabaret performer · magician · translator · actor · composer · poet
- Honours
- Children's Book Prize of the State of North Rhine Westphalia · Berufstitel Professor
- Languages
- German
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He was an actor, a singer-songwriter, a journalist, and a magician, before he published his first book in 1986. Since then, he has published more than 40 titles, about two thirds for children. He has been awarded several prizes, among them the Austrian National Prize for Children's Literature in 1994, 1998, and 2000. He has been nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1997, and has been made an Honorary Professor in 2005. His book, Der seltsame Krieg (The Strange War), is available on the Internet in more than 20 languages. In print, it has been published in German, Korean, Persian, and Arabic. Since 2002, Martin Auer has been a regular contributor to New Delhi's Parenting magazine.
• Now, Now, Markus, or, I Need a Bird (illustrated by Simone Klages) • The Blue Boy (illustrated by Simone Klages)
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Martin Auer, a writer, children's author, poet, singer-songwriter, magician, actor, cabaret artist, translator, composer and musician, was born on 14 January 1951. According to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, the recorded place of activity of Martin Auer is Vienna.
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Martin Auer is recorded with the occupation cabaret performer. Recorded with the occupation children's writer. Recorded as having received Children's Book Prize of the State of North Rhine Westphalia and Berufstitel Professor. Recognition and collections. Auer received Children's Book Prize of the State of North Rhine Westphalia and Berufstitel Professor.
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Martin Auer was born in Vienna, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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1951
Martin Auer was born on 14 January 1951.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q89330: Martin Auer
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1231920386, Martin Auer GmbH.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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- “Martin Auer”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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