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Christine NstlingerChristine Nstlinger (born October 13, 1936 at Vienna) is an Austrian writer. By her own admission, Nstlinger was a wild and angry child. After finishing high school, she wanted to become an artist, and studied graphic arts at the Academy of Applied Arts in Vienna. She worked as a graphic artist for a few years, before marrying a journalist, Ernst Nstlinger, with whom she had two daughters. Today she alternates between her home in Vienna and a country house in Lower Austria. The majority of Nstlinger's production is literature for children and for young people; however, she also writes for television, radio and newspapers. She centres on the needs of children in her work, with an anti-authoritarian bent. She does not shy away from tackling difficult subjects. Her first book was "Die feuerrote Friederike", published in 1970, which she illustrated herself. The book was published in English in 1975 as "Fiery Frederica". Awards and recognition - Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (German Youth Literature Prize) 1973, 1988
- Friedrich Bdecker Prize 1972
- Kinder- und Jugendbuchpreis der Stadt Wien (Viennese Youth Literature Prize) (five-time winner)
- sterreichischer Staatspreis fr Kinder- und Jugendliteratur (Austrian Youth Literature Prize) 1974, 1979
- Hans Christian Andersen Award 1984
- Tolereis des sterreichischen Buchhandels fr Toleranz in Denken und Handeln 1998
- Zrcher Kinderbuchpreis "La vache qui lit" (Zurich Youth Literature Prize) 1990
- Erster Preis der Stiftung Buchkunst 1993
- Wildweibchenpreis 2002
- Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2003
Bibliography (Selection) - Die feuerrote Friederike, 1970 (Fiery Frederica 1975)
- Ein Mann fr Mama, 1972
- Wir pfeifen auf den Gurkenknig1972 (The Cucumber King 1975)
- Maikfer flieg, 1973 (Fly away Home 1975)
- Achtung! Vranek sieht ganz harmlos aus, 1974
- Konrad oder Das Kind aus der Konservenbchse 1975 (Conrad: The Factory Made Boy 1976)
- Die unteren 7 Achtel des Eisbergs, 1978
- Rosa Riedl Schutzgespenst, 1979
- Dschi-Dsche-i-Dschunior, 1980
- Das Austauschkind, 1982
- Am Montag ist alles ganz anders, 1984
- Haushaltsschnecken leben lnger, 1985
- Der geheime Groflvater, 1986
- Man nennt mich Ameisenbr, 1986
- Die nie geschriebenen Briefe der Emma K., 75, 1988
- Der Zwerg im Kopf, 1989
- Einen Lffel fr den Papa, 1989
External links Nstlinger, Christine Nstlinger, Christine Nstlinger, Christine
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