Josef Haslinger (born July 5, 1955) is an Austrian writer.
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Haslinger was born in Zwettl, Lower Austria. He studied philosophy, drama and Germanic studies at the University of Vienna. [1] He received his PhD in 1980. [1] Since then he has been working as a freelance writer. [1] 1976 to 1992 he was co-editor of the literary magazine "Wespennest". [1]
In 1983/84 Haslinger had a teaching position at the University of Kassel, was Secretary General of the Graz Authors' Assembly from 1986 to 1989, and from 1986 to 1994 co-organizer of the "Vienna Lectures on Literature". [2] In 1995 he was a lecturer at the University of Kassel and wrote parts of his political thriller novel, Opernball (Opera Ball) there. [2]
Haslinger has taught since 1996 as a professor of literary aesthetics at the German Literature Institute in Leipzig. [3] He lives between Vienna and Leipzig. [3]
