Europe
Austria
4 authors in the ranking·4 rated books·3 books set here
Austrian authors in the reader ranking include Viktor Frankl, the Viennese psychiatrist whose “Man’s Search for Meaning” appeared in 1946, and the economist Friedrich Hayek, author of “The Road to Serfdom” (1944). Among the books set in Austria is “Carmilla”, Sheridan Le Fanu’s vampire novella of 1872, which takes place in Styria. The Austrian writer Elfriede Jelinek received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2004.
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Authors 4
- Viktor Frankl1 ranked bookMan's Search for Meaning8.4
- Ludwig Wittgenstein1 ranked bookTractatus Logico-Philosophicus8.1
- Friedrich Hayek1 ranked bookThe Road to Serfdom7.9
- Ursula Poznanski1 ranked bookErebos7.9
The story is set here 3
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