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Gerald Jatzek (born 23 January 1956 in Vienna) is an Austrian author, composer, mail artist and musician. [1] [2] He writes in German and English and has published books for children and adults, short stories, plays for radio, and essays. His books have been translated into Korean and Turkish, his poems have appeared in anthologies and literature papers in Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Italy, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Croatia, the Netherlands, the UK, and the USA. [3] [4]
1980 he was awarded the Liechtenstein Price. 2001 he got the Austrian State Prize for Children's Poetry.
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