Claudio Magris awarded Austria’s annual state prize

Date: August 1, 2006 | Discussion: No Comments

The Italian scholar, writer and translator Claudio Magris has been awarded Austria’s state literary prize for European literature. Magris, who has also been seen as a possible future Nobel Laureate, is best known for his works Danubio (“The Danube”, 1986) and Microcosmi (“Microcosmos”, 1997).

Magris is currently a professor of Modern Literature at the University of Trieste, where he has held that position since 1978.



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