Christine Nöstlinger (1936–2018)
Author of Conrad: The Factory-Made Boy
About the Author
Christine Nöstlinger was born in Vienna, Austria on October 13, 1936. She dropped out of art school in the late 1950s to raise her two daughters. Her first children's book, Fiery Frederica, was published in 1970. She wrote more than 150 books for children including The Cucumber King, Fly Away show more Home, and Conrad: The Factory-Made Boy. She received numerous awards including the Grand Decoration of Honor for Services to the Republic, the Hans Christian Andersen Award for children's literature in 1984, and the inaugural Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2003. She also wrote collections of poetry and journalism for adults. Her recent works include Being a Woman Isn't a Sport, a collection of her newspaper columns, and the memoir Happiness Is a Moment. She died on June 28, 2018 at the age of 81. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series
Works by Christine Nöstlinger
Querida abuela. Tu Susi/ Dear Grandmother. Your Susi (El Barco De Vapor) (Spanish Edition) (1985) 47 copies
Der TV-Karl: Aus dem Tagebuch des Anton M., aufgefunden bei der endgültigen Räumung der Wohnung der Anna M. in… (1995) 14 copies
Mini va a esquiar / Mimi Goes to Ski (El barco de vapor; Serie: Mini / The steamboat, Series: Mini) (Spanish Edition) (1994) 13 copies
Maikäfer, flieg / Zwei Wochen im Mai. Jubiläumsbibliothek. Zwei Romane in einem Band (1995) 6 copies
Romane für Kinder: Wir pfeifen auf den Gurkenkönig / Der Hund kommt! / Der Zwerg im Kopf (2007) 6 copies
Liebe macht blind - manche bleiben es. Trost und Rat für Frauen in allen Lebenslagen. (2012) 5 copies
Rosalinde Não Para De Pensar 3 copies
Alles vom Franz und seinen Freunden 2 copies
Die verliebten Riesen. ( Ab 10 J.). 2 copies
Was Nachbarn dürfen, So wehren Sie sich erfolgreich gegen Lärm, Gestank, Rücksichtslosigkeit (2001) 2 copies
Vogelscheuchen — Author — 2 copies
Der kleine Herr greift ein. 1 copy
Petit Jean 1 copy
Management by Mama 1 copy
KUCUK KORSAN 1 copy
Best of Nöstlinger 1 copy
Liebe Freunde und Kollegen 1 copy
Best of Mama 1 copy
Έναν άντρα για τη μαμά 1 copy
Associated Works
Geschichten Geschichten Geschichten . Zum Vorlesen und zum Selberlesen. Bilder von Ingrid Schneider (1988) — Contributor — 11 copies
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- Canonical name
- Nöstlinger, Christine
- Legal name
- Nöstlinger, Christine
- Birthdate
- 1936-10-13
- Date of death
- 2018-06-28
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- Austria
- Birthplace
- Wien-Hernals, Wien, Österreich
- Place of death
- Wien-Ottakring, Wien, Österreich
- Places of residence
- Vienna, Austria
- Occupations
- writer
- Relationships
- Nöstlinger, Christiane (daughter)
- Organizations
- Grazer Autorinnen Autorenversammlung
- Awards and honors
- Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (2003)
Hans Christian Andersen Award (Writing, 1984)
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- Works
- 211
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