Marlen Schachinger-Pusiol - 'Landscapes in Shells'

Marlen Schachinger-Pusiol
Born on December 12, 1970, in Braunau am Inn. Studied Comparative Literature, German Studies, French, and Aesthetics from 1989 to 1996; doctoral studies from 2008 to 2012, graduated with honors. Since 1994, a single mother of three children (born in 1990, 1992, and 2001). Worked in the book trade from February 12, 1997, to May 31, 1999. Since 1999, a freelance author, director, translator, literary scholar, and publisher.

Numerous publications and literary awards. Reading tours and presentations both domestically and internationally (USA: as part of the "queer as volk" festival; Paris, London, Berlin, Magdeburg, Leipzig, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Bilbao, San Sebastián, Milan, Rome, Helsinki, Sarajevo, Kyiv, Pristina, Podgorica, Nikšić, Bucharest, New Delhi, Mexico City, New York City, Moscow, etc.). Translations of her works into English, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Albanian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin.