Austrian writer Lotte Ingrisch

Lotte Ingrisch (born Charlotte Gruber; 20 July 1930 in Vienna), daughter of Emma and Karl Gruber, is an Austrian author and playwright.

From 1949 to 1965, the author was married to the Austrian philosopher Hugo Ingrisch. In 1966, she married Austrian composer Gottfried von Einem (died 1996), for whom she wrote a number of libretti.

During the fifties and sixties, Lotte Ingrisch published some novels under the nom de plume "Tessa Tüvari". From the seventies onward, she became a renowned playwright (stage and radio) and wrote libretti for her husband's operas. A good part of her work has been translated into English, Spanish and other world languages, as shown by worldCat

Decorations and awards

• Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st cl* (2001)
• Gold Decoration for Services to Lower Austria (2006)

References

External links

• Lotte Ingrisch do*entation in the Austrian Archives of Literature (in German) (in English)
• Austrian Public Radio & TV portrait on the occasion of Ingrisch' 75th birthday
• One of Lotte Ingrisch' recent works: Reiseführer ins Jenseits as .pdf-Do*ent (German) (in English)